The biggest choice of my life
Well, I'm about to have to make a decision I never would have wanted to.
I've just been offered a PhD, which is absolutely amazing. I've been trying for years with minimal success, and now it's happened. The only problem is, it's on a pretty remote island in Scotland. There will be <200 people there between 15 and 35 years old... hardly anyone to socialise with. I really don't know whether to go for it, and sacrifice my social life, or not and keep trying. I'm 24, now - even though I still feel like I'm 20, I realise I should at least be beginning to settle down, to find a decent relationship.
It just so happens that it's the first I've applied to since I passed my Masters with Distinction. Was that the icing on the cake that earned me this position? I don't know, so how can I judge whether it's a tool I can use for further applications? How do I know that the only reason I got this, was because everyone else dropped out having seen the place?
I really want a PhD more than anything, but is this price I can afford?
I really need advice, from ANYONE. This is killing me.
I've just been offered a PhD, which is absolutely amazing. I've been trying for years with minimal success, and now it's happened. The only problem is, it's on a pretty remote island in Scotland. There will be <200 people there between 15 and 35 years old... hardly anyone to socialise with. I really don't know whether to go for it, and sacrifice my social life, or not and keep trying. I'm 24, now - even though I still feel like I'm 20, I realise I should at least be beginning to settle down, to find a decent relationship.
It just so happens that it's the first I've applied to since I passed my Masters with Distinction. Was that the icing on the cake that earned me this position? I don't know, so how can I judge whether it's a tool I can use for further applications? How do I know that the only reason I got this, was because everyone else dropped out having seen the place?
I really want a PhD more than anything, but is this price I can afford?
I really need advice, from ANYONE. This is killing me.