Doubting yourself during Master's
Posted by Makriboy@reddit | expats | View on Reddit | 9 comments
Hi. I am a Master's student in Sweden.
I have pretty good grades in all the courses i take here. It is all related to wireless communication,5g and 6g. But i keep doubting myself a lot. I wonder whether I should drop out of my Master's now when I have almost completed a year. I keep thinking this because sometimes I feel i am not yet particularly skilled at anything.
I feel like I can never crack interviews. I can study and get good grades. But for some reason I still feel I am not really skilled in something. For example, some people are very good in programming, which I am not.
I am not able to standout. This fear of not being able to land a job makes me wonder if i should drop out now. ( I have already invested a lot of money) . I wonder if its worth investing more.
Should i drop out of the masters if i feel im not good enough to be here?
Miss_Dark_Splatoon@reddit
People with allround knowledge without specializing are wanted as project managers, you need to be a generalist for that not a specialist.
Makriboy@reddit (OP)
How do we get into such positions after a master related to engineering?
Miss_Dark_Splatoon@reddit
Get certified in prince 2
Makriboy@reddit (OP)
Do you know where i could get certified? It seems expensive wherever i look for it. I saw one for 650 Euro in PeopleCert. Also what about capm? Is this good too?
studyitalianonline@reddit
At what point of the master are you?
Makriboy@reddit (OP)
I am almost done with 1 year. Will be done this June. And i am going back home for summer break
studyitalianonline@reddit
It would be silly to give up now come man you can do it it’s only a matter of a few weeks!!
Makriboy@reddit (OP)
Its actually a 2 year mastersđŸ¥². I keep doubting myself and think whether i should drop now or whether it would be worth it to continue and all
studyitalianonline@reddit
Ah sorry i misunderstood. Have you made a list of pros and cons? It can be difficutl to assess how to best proceed when we are tired, and its good to take a moment to just sit down and leave the emotions out. For exmple, ask yoursefl what was the MA meant to unlock for you? career direction, PhD access, skills, credibility, migration options, personal interest? Then check whether that goal still matters to you as much as it did when you started. If the goal has changed, the MA may no longer be the right tool.
Then what is this effort requiring? On the one side: remaining workload, stress, opportunity cost (jobs, internships, income) emotional drain. On the other: what you concretely gain if you finish? better job eligibility, access to research, stronger CV signal, or just closure. Be brutally honest with yourself, no one is going to see this : )