Should I feel happy? I feel depressed ... finishing my Master's degree

**Sandwich2003** · 06-27-2006, 12:16 PM

I am 26 years old and I am finishing my Masters in Auditing & Control.

I feel depressed because I could have finished this by the time I was 23. Now I am 26 and have 0 days of working experience (with the exception of a 5 month internship at one of the Big Four accounting firms).

Between the ages of 20 and 23 I didn't do jack ass. Just party after party. I call it the lost years.

Well tomorrow I have an interview, and I can not explain those 3 lost years.

And I also have $ 70.000 in students-debt. That sucks big time.

To people who have experience:

Will my Master's degree help me get out of the shit I'm in? I have become a very serious and disciplined man, and have been working my ass of the last three years to obtain my Bachelor and Master's degree.

**STYLE74** · 06-27-2006, 03:11 PM

Hey bro things could be worse...congats on getting your masters, you will be fine!!

BG · 06-27-2006, 03:15 PM

Be proud

,think of how many people never finished.

**mcpeepants** · 06-27-2006, 03:21 PM

nice job on getting your masters. i'm about to start one in mechanical engineering in august. That 5 month internship at one of the Big Four accounting firms should basically wipe away those three years. good luck on your interview.

**Ufa** · 06-27-2006, 03:27 PM

Good Luck! Now get out and work, work and then do some more work. It's
all down hill now. Soon you'll be on opening a Swiss Bank Account.

**Pooks** · 06-27-2006, 04:18 PM

Well You're better of than me..
Hope it helps lol

**Mizfit** · 06-27-2006, 04:22 PM

Question why didn't you work.. and why is this just coming to you now?

**Mizfit** · 06-27-2006, 04:23 PM

I think to alot of companies experience does matter, unless you know someone...

Or you're a good interview...

**Sandwich2003** · 06-28-2006, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Mizfit

Question why didn't you work.. and why is this just coming to you now?

I didn't need to. The student-loan system in my country is per month. $ 700 a month. For a maximum of 7 years. They only require that you finished High School and that you are enrolled at an University.

Enrollment fee in our country is $ 1,500 per year. Every University has the same fee.

Rent for a student room: $ 250 dollars per month
Food and supplements: $ 250 per month

So I keep $ 200 a month. Sometimes my parents send me an extra $ 200 - $ 300.

This didn't come to me now. I have been fighting with this tought for 2 years. But because I did 6 semesters in 2 years, I didn't have time for a job.

**stayinstacked** · 06-28-2006, 10:28 AM

Your worrying too much. Most companies dont care much about your years of partying or what you've done in the past, they care about what you can do for them. Nobody is perfect, do you know how many people dont even have a degree(me included)? Lie, whats the big deal? It's not like they're going to hook you up to a lie detector and hammer you w/ What have you done questions.

**JohnboyF** · 06-28-2006, 12:12 PM

Congrats bro, And sometimes it is hard to work. I mean sure you can do a max course load and work pt. But if you need high marks for some ppl its hard to do well in school with part time job etc. Congrat though

**Prada** · 06-28-2006, 01:22 PM

Most people do a masters in their thirties. You are worrying to much.
Even for a BComm, which I assume is what you have, most finish around 24.
Just say stuff like you travelled the world to experience the relative cultures, invested in a small business venture as in personnel training and had personnel reasons.

**3Vandoo** · 06-28-2006, 04:48 PM

Bull shit and sell yourself, this is the number one things that will score points
How you are, presented and how you "touch" them!

Make them like you, make then tell you YES make them nto never tell you NO

**TADOLFI** · 06-28-2006, 05:54 PM

Well, from what I know - that degree just put you in the top 20% of "people we will interview".
My wife worked in a field that required Bachelor's candidates working toward their Masters or Master Degree holders.
If anyone sent in a resume with "Masters Degree" on it - they were put in line for an 80% guaranteed interview.
(Unless they blew the initial phone interview)

So apply it to the proper job opening and follow what others are saying here as far as selling yourself in a positive way.
Make their perception what you want it to be - not what they conjure up on their own.