i have a bachelors, but all my friends have masters and they disrespect me; everybody ask why dont you get a masters? Like without a masters my life is not complete... i prefer just a bachelors, but everybody makes me feel so guilty and inferior..

So, am I loser and wasted my life if i dont get masters??

ok ur friends are stupid and if they were ur real friends then they would not make u feel inferior. i also dont think u should get a masters until u know what u want to do w/ u life b/c it is a lot of money

LoL some people can be so ignorant!!
pfft...don't listen to them...they can just keep their heads up their bumbums...

Who cares! If you are happy with the bachelors and it'll get you where you want then just ignore them..
Plus that doesn't make you a loser at all! you've graduated...thats something to be proud of

Those are some dumb friends you have there m8 :].

Although a masters degree is considered more prestiguous, it's absurd to think that one cannot flourish in the public market without a masters.

From my own experience, my friend's cousin had a bachelors and his friends have masters.
He wins, if it's considered a competition. Why? because although his degree is "inferior," he makes it up by being attentive... appealling... like he takes the risk, he steps up to do his job the best he can. and now he's a very high ranking businessmen in goldman sachs. WITH a bachelors. his friends are of lower positions.

If you're not good at a certain part, make it up by doing other things better.
do your job better than your friends. appeal to your supervisor/boss.
get a promotion.

good luck~
kengstaiiiiiiii.

Actually at some point in life it is better to get a masters...
Not for ur friends or nefing...just coz u can haha...


I mean hell i would want one...hahaha -

But i dunno...the whole system is still blurry...i dun care. You don't want it - don't go for it. People rub it in...you be a man and deal with it hahaha.

Thats life...people will question other peoples life...and you just have to deal with it. Or just avoid it~

NO! Those people are just trying to make themselves feel better by putting you down. There are many others out there who don't even have a bachelors, and they still live on happily! I think as long as you like the way you are living, and it doesn't interfere with others, it doesn't matter what they think.

so what if they get a masters? im not exactly anywhere near college, but i cannot believe that someone is so.. insensitive and absurd to think so. and my dad's masters degree only takes 9 months to complete after getting his bachelors, so it's not like they sacrificed their lifetime getting that masters degree and is a much higher ranking than u are.

I wouldn't look down on only having a bachelors. In some cases, it doesn't even matter in the real world. What employerd will be looking for is experience. I believe with a master's you supposed to earn 10-20k more starting than someone with a bachelor's.

I only have a BS and so far since coming out of school, my salary raises over a 2 year time period have been more than enough to cover the extra salary i'd have with a masters. Plus, I would had to have eat the cost of getting a master's so my net worth would be less now.

Now, if you going to go all the way and get your doctorate, that would be totally worth it financially. People with a doctorate usually earn a million dollars over master's and bachelors degrees over your life time.

Don't feel inferior! Actually I know a friend doing his PHD and I don't feel inferior to him. At the end of the day it's who gets the job. I know PHD people just study A LOT because they don't want to end up in the 'real world'. They don't want to face the fact they need to get a job.

Just get some work experience and see how your career progress. If your progression requires Masters (which a lot of professions do), just complete it part time whilst working full time. Generally doing Masters won't make you that much superior in applying for a graduate job. In fact, some firms prefer hiring bachelors (or with honours) because Masters people by law require higher hourly rate. It all depends on your average grad, previous experience, extra-curricular activities, attitude and interview skills!

Dont feel inferior for having a bachelors degree, you should be proud that youve made it to uni/college and you graduated. Its something to feel proud of, not be ashamed of, there are any people out there who dont even go uni so you shouldnt feel so bad.

And what kinda friends are they to be disrepecting you... If they are your tru friends they would be encourgaing you instead...

Hope you feel better soon

First of all, what bachelors' degree do you have? Where are you from? North America or Asia or Europe?

Second, what masters do your friends want you to have and what do they have? If all of them have a Master's in Arts or similar, it is not really special. If they have a MBA or M. ENG or M.SC or any masters in a scientific field or business, then it is worth to consider but an MBA can cost as much as $ 40,000.00 USD to complete.

Dont give a fuk about what they say ... friends r there to help u, give u advises, not for put u like a sh!t ... if they tell u : hey dude, i think u should get a master so u ...bla bla bla ... but if they dont have any reason ... thats sh!t ...

your friends are correct but they have no right to put you down like that. nowadays a BS degree is equilivant of a high school degree years ago.

if you want to advance in the corporate world, you will need a masters degree. but i believe getting a masters right after getting your BS is kind of silly. employers not only look at your educational background but also most importantly they require extensive work experience.

there is also the benefit of tuition assistance from employers if you decide to puruse higher education after working at the company for a given period.

if you can't get a job thats stable with a bachelors degree then you should go get a masters...is your life..if you dont want it you dont have to get it...so what if your friends have masters..is a matter of your personal choice..their not being your real friends..you should find some new friends....

your friends are assholes and shouldn't make you feel inferior.

in fact anyone who makes you feel bad or helpless or inferior, you should just ignore them and dont talk to them. they're only being selfish to make themselves feel better, i know alot of these people and i stop talking to them.

once you meet people who are optimistic and always helping you out or giving you advice or just fun to be around, you'll realise how much time you wasted with people who make you feel bad!

You need some new friends. Education isn't the only benchmark to measure success. As far as I'm concerned, your so called "friends" who disrespect you are the losers.

in the end, w/ those degree the main point is a job, what you like to do, and the pay
thats pretty much it

i mean there's like teachers who gotten thier Ph.D and complain about their salary is at a comparision w/ muni bus driver around here

for low income ppl like me, we get financial aid to help pay for school, that only goes up to bachelor degree, master and doctor education tuition is out of your own pocket, and it's tuition is alot more. so there's some up side and down side.

My question to you:

How do you feel/think when you only graduated from high school, and all your friends has bachelors?

No and NO..just go get a job..and don't even think about doing a master..it's folly
just because they screwed up their life..dun mean u should tread on their footsteps dude. Masters will most likely lead u to "permanent unemployment" why u ask..well. you are too old and overly qualified for any ground level position" and "not enought exp for high profile jobs" .. but agen...I live in aust..not sure what it's like in ur neck of da wood...

Do whatever you want to do with life. You're only a loser if you tell yourself that you are.

But I like getting a masters anyday.

I have friends who havn't even graduated from uni, albeit being in their mid 20s. i really don't think it matters so much, as their level of education doesn't affect whether they are my friends or not. You shouldn't really feel bad for having a lower level of education, unless it is really below the norm, where finding a job may become extremely difficult.
life is too short for you to be pursuing things you don't want to do, and doing a masters is probably one of those things, if it means nothing for you. Some people really want to do a masters, and if thats the case, then go for it, but to do one just to be "accepted" by your friends isn't quite worth it.

just to add, i'm studying for a "higher degree" but even so i worry about being able to find a job after graduation, and whilst im living the life of a lowly student, my friends with bachelors are earning money, living their happy lives. I don't really mind, as it was my choice to do the mbbs, and i can't imagine any other job i want to do. BUT it shows you don't really need a higher degree to be happy, i often envy my friends in the workforce.

Oh well, we're living in the world of meritocracy. The higher your education, the better position you stand.

What a cruel truth.