Back to study?
So I am thinking about undertaking some more study, a certification to be exact but i'm not sure I really want to commit to it. It would be really helpful for me and my job if I did do it, plus if I completed it all (It would take at least 3 years) it would help me move to mostly any role I would like to go in my current work environment. But right now I struggle just keeping up with my job and this study would require a lot of attention because its not something I'm good at naturally and only some of it mildly interests me, some of the other stuff in it will make me want to cry cause it will be more of some of the annoying stuff I did at uni.
I guess I'm hesitant about it because I am worried I won't give it my best shot and will half give up and end up failing the first exam. It requires at least 10 to 15 hours of study a week and from what I've read on the internet that is a fairly conservative assumption.
So lets weigh up the pro's and cons:
Pro
- Would really help me a lot with my current role and moving beyond that.
- It is a very well respected cert. probably because it is so damn hard.
- I want to do something challenging like this, preferably while I still have the energy of youth on my side (although that seems to be running out soon.)
- It would help my confidence if I finished. I'd be pretty proud.
- It would help me decide a hell of a lot quickly if this is really what I want to do with my "life".
- It costs $1200 a year to study. (cheaper than going to uni and more valuable!)
Cons
- It will basically consume my life outside (and probably a bit inside) of work. This is hard as I don't really have enough time at the moment to attend to astro, family, physical activity.
- It costs $1200 a year to study. (Money I don't want to spend atm)
- It is really hard, not a lot of it seems like a much fun.
- I can already see bits in it I will hate.
- I am not confident in my abilities to pass.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I guess I'm hesitant about it because I am worried I won't give it my best shot and will half give up and end up failing the first exam. It requires at least 10 to 15 hours of study a week and from what I've read on the internet that is a fairly conservative assumption.
So lets weigh up the pro's and cons:
Pro
- Would really help me a lot with my current role and moving beyond that.
- It is a very well respected cert. probably because it is so damn hard.
- I want to do something challenging like this, preferably while I still have the energy of youth on my side (although that seems to be running out soon.)
- It would help my confidence if I finished. I'd be pretty proud.
- It would help me decide a hell of a lot quickly if this is really what I want to do with my "life".
- It costs $1200 a year to study. (cheaper than going to uni and more valuable!)
Cons
- It will basically consume my life outside (and probably a bit inside) of work. This is hard as I don't really have enough time at the moment to attend to astro, family, physical activity.
- It costs $1200 a year to study. (Money I don't want to spend atm)
- It is really hard, not a lot of it seems like a much fun.
- I can already see bits in it I will hate.
- I am not confident in my abilities to pass.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
posted by serp at 9:15 PM
1 Comments:
Maybe you should wait until you're more comfortable with your present role? That might make undertaking further study easier.
Also, if you can already identifiy the parts you will hate, that's a good thing! You know you will have to make extra effort to motivate yourself to do these parts, so you can plan accordingly.
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