This post is intended to describe some considerations for deciding when to go on for postgraduate education, facing two options:

(a) immediately after a bachelor’s

(b) working for some time, then going back for a master’s

In some countries or fields of study, the option to defer postgraduate education really isn’t applicable; one has to plow through school continuously to get it before one is able to practice. However in the U.S. in engineering, timing is definitely an option, so for those folks here are some factors to consider. One centers around tea.

This is my favorite tea. Sometimes

Let’s consider several factors:

  1. Focus
  2. Finances
  3. Respite

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