thehowe_v7.1

I have a dilemma. Currently, my "life plan" is to graduate next year and get a job. However, I've now had two EECS professors tell me that you need a Master's degree to get the good jobs. I would like to get a master's, except for one slight hitch: money. I've already used up all the money I had in savings accounts for college, my Mom is retiring next year, and my little brother will be going to college in a few years. I don't have any income stream to speak of, and I feel like it would be too much of a burden on my parents to make them pay for another couple years of school that I might not really need. On the other hand, I should be able to get a job in the industry with a bachelor's - it'll just be something boring, like debugging. After a few years of that I could go back to college for a master's. Then again, people always say it's harder to come back to school after time off. What to do, what to do.

Sigh... I hate making life-altering decisions. Especially the kind that don't only affect me.