If I ever want to make a life out of blogging I might as well actually write. Sorry for leaving this so abandoned, I've got tons of things to share.
Yes, as the title says I'm studying a master degree in Urban Planning (jobs offers are accepted) and yes, you read it correctly: I'm 23 years old. I know how it sounds, I know everybody thinks I'm a dumb little girl playing to be a grown up but it's actually the opposite and here is why.
I'm an architect and as an architect I don't feel quite full, I feel like things are missing and that my life has a big piece floating around, therefor I've decided to specialize in something that makes me feel a lot more happy than Architecture. Now don't get me wrong I do like my career and I do wanna work in something related and yes I do wanna design buildings but all of that is just not making me feel complete and I need to change that.
You are all probably wondering why the "before turning 25" and why is this so important... well my youngest classmate is 3 years older than me, and I even have some that are the same age as my parents. I have never met someone my age doing the same and every one I know is judging me because of it. I know everyone thinks I'm too young and unexperienced, as if young could mean I'm not capable, again is totally the opposite but for the purpose of this post I'm gonna list a few pros and cons of studying a master degree before turning 25 years old
Let's talk negative first, just for the pleasure of it and because there's not a lot of bad things to say.
1. People will think you're just avoinding your reality and afraid of getting a job. Which may be true, but in my case studying a master means a better job and more money. I'm not trying to sound greedy or encourage anyone to take jobs just to make money but do get a job that will pay enough for all the things you want and that is gonna make you happy. If I stay as a simple architect, at least in my country, the only way to make money is building things and I'm more into architectural design, urban design therefor I need something extra on my resumé.
2. Your classmates will make fun of you for been too young. It's not your fault that you got the opportunity to study a master at such young age, it is also not your fault they only got the chance 20 years after college. I don't care if I'm "too young" because I'm not, I know way more stuff about my master that half of my class and I got the best score at the admission process without making notes, studying or anything like that. Plus, I'm gonna be a Master in Urban Planning at 25, making me extremely competitive.
3. Say goodbye to your free time, or your friends, or your boyfriend/girlfriend, or job. You can't have it all, and you're gonna have to pick between having a social life, studying and having a job, because it's true... you can only have two of those things at the same time, trust me a master degree needs a lot of attention and you will miss a lot of parties, reunions, shopping days....
Now for the positive part of this post, it's quite simple... Having a master degree at 25 will make you a valuable worker, you'll get pay more, you'll have a better job and therefor a better life, and you get to do exactly what you want. If you ask me, that is way more important than your old calssmates feeling threatened by a little girl that's half their age.
I don't know if you all should follow my steps, or if my path is the right one but what I do know is that it looks scary but in reality I'm having a great time learning about exactly what I wanna learn.
Love,
J.
