Starting to be really concerned about money...
Wish I could do OF or something
29 yo, 2nd year grad student in MRM
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You can start interviewing… see what happens. Ofc don’t mention nothing to your advisor or classmates. If you receive an interesting offer, you can think clearly with that choice set. Good luck. Been there.
seriously considering this, but also want to push through and see what happens.. conflicted
If you are concerned about money, you should leave with a masters.
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Which school, which year, and which firm did you join in the end?
You can start interviewing… see what happens. Ofc don’t mention nothing to your advisor or classmates. If you receive an interesting offer, you can think clearly with that choice set. Good luck. Been there.
seriously considering this, but also want to push through and see what happens.. conflicted
If you are concerned about money, you should leave with a masters.
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Are you American? You can take out federal student loans to subsidize your income and consumption smooth.
You can expect to make $100,000 a year *minimum* after you graduate. No reason** to live off just your stiped for the next few years.
** This is not legal financial advice. You know your situation better than me
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OP, one of the joys of grad school is that you have a valid excuse to romanticize and live the bohemian poverty lifestyle. Tattered sweaters from Goodwill? Looking hip! Eating rice and beans and getting drunk off 40s? A man of the people.
There will be time later in life to get bougie and pay $20 for 2 small instagrammable tacos. Grad school is for arguing economics over cheap beers and a super beat up couch in your apartment with your other Econ phd roommate and your cohort mates.