New year = New opportunities, how about a Master’s Degree?
If you are working, the beginning of the year makes you question your routine, which makes you yearn for a change, so perhaps growing professionally is that new step that you must take in your life and what better way to do it than with a master's degree, which will It will serve to travel and learn about other cultures.
Obviously, for you to achieve that goal, we have to think about the country we want to visit so that we can not only grow as a professional, but also grow on a personal level, breathe new air, a different environment and meet new people.
Whatever your case, this is a very important decision. In this sense, we are going to give you advice that has worked with our students, which are the aspects on which you have to concentrate. There are other aspects such as the format of the program, the professors, the rankings, that you can take into consideration, but we consider that they occupy a secondary aspect.
The first thing is that before you start looking for universities and programs, you must ask yourself fundamental questions.
In case you are finishing your university career, perhaps you are looking to deepen your knowledge, or you want to give your career a different twist. Think that a postgraduate degree is a good time to change your focus when you are not convinced or convinced by what you have studied.
That happened to one of our students from Colombia, who was always hesitating whether to study her university degree in art or business administration and in the end she decided on business administration because she thought it would give her more opportunities, but she always wanted to satisfy your artistic curiosity. So when she finished her degree, she decided to specialize in a postgraduate degree in art management, in order to use her knowledge applied to the artistic world and be closer to people.
If you're working, you're probably pretty clear on why you want to pursue a graduate degree. Most of our students decide to do it to be able to progress and get a better salary, or to completely change their lives and have an international experience that they could not have in their undergraduate degree.
Therefore, it is important to be very honest with oneself and understand what our true motivation is.
We always tell our students to see the university as if it were a headhunter, so we tell them to investigate what that university offers in terms of contacts in the business world, students and alumni who can help in the next step.
It is very important that you understand what are the real opportunities that you will have to work when you finish your Master's degree.
For example, if you study in the United States you can legally stay one year to be able to work and if your master's degree has to do with topics such as science, technology, engineering or mathematics, they will give you up to three years.
Canada has become a popular destination in recent years because it allows its students to start a migratory path that can lead them to be residents of the country. For this reason, it is very important that we say that you must understand the possibilities that each country offers you.
To know how to choose the best master's degree for you, you must evaluate your ability to pay.
We always advise trying, not borrowing more than $20,000, and believe us when we tell you that there are ways to do it. There are countries that offer cheaper postgraduate courses such as Spain, Holland, and Germany. There are also universities in countries like the United States that are actively trying to recruit international students, with which they can offer you a scholarship that covers up to 50% of your studies. Study your numbers and think about whether you are willing to go into debt and if you are, how much would you do it for.
Once again, you must understand what your ultimate goal is.
If you are a lawyer, and you need to do an LLM (Master of Laws) for your law firm, directly ask them which universities they consider will help you in your resume. Many of our LLM students are looking for big names like: NYU, Georgetown, Columbia Y, Harvard U, Oxford U, London School of economics
If you are simply looking for international knowledge or experience, but you already have a guaranteed professional opportunity because you plan to return to your country, you may not need such prestigious places.
Finally, think about your personality and which culture and city suits you the most.
Our graduate students already have a formed personality and know what they like. They have also traveled enough to understand the cultures and have many friends who have studied abroad and told them of their own experiences. In that sense, we believe that today there are many excellent universities in many destinations, so we tell you: treat yourself.