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has anyone decided to not finish their masters at the very end? or decided to take a postgrad diploma instead of completing?I have been really struggling mentally lately at first months ago I blamed lockdwon/pandemic but the last while has been really tough. I reached out to numerous people in university, my GP, took time off work for sickness and found everyone very supportive. However my university said I could not defer my work from summer (all of it would have to be lost and I would have to restart etc) and there would be fee implications of over 2.5k. This was not something I could afford tbh so I thought ok only 6-8 weeks to go ...I can do this. However I had one last project piece and I have not been able to do it. I cannot grasp the concepts/ideas and honestly don't understand what to do or it just generally takes me a very long time to. I assume all to do with how I am feeling mentally as my concentration/focus is completely gone that now I feel like not submitting my final piece but I feel like such a failure to do so? Yet it is completely out of reach for me at present...Wondering if anyone had any similiar experiences? If I do not submit I can take a postgrad diploma which is for 120 CATS
has anyone decided to not finish their masters at the very end? or decided to take a postgrad diploma instead of completing?

I have been really struggling mentally lately at first months ago I blamed lockdwon/pandemic but the last while has been really tough. I reached out to numerous people in university, my GP, took time off work for sickness and found everyone very supportive. However my university said I could not defer my work from summer (all of it would have to be lost and I would have to restart etc) and there would be fee implications of over 2.5k. This was not something I could afford tbh so I thought ok only 6-8 weeks to go ...I can do this. However I had one last project piece and I have not been able to do it. I cannot grasp the concepts/ideas and honestly don't understand what to do or it just generally takes me a very long time to. I assume all to do with how I am feeling mentally as my concentration/focus is completely gone that now I feel like not submitting my final piece but I feel like such a failure to do so? Yet it is completely out of reach for me at present...Wondering if anyone had any similiar experiences? If I do not submit I can take a postgrad diploma which is for 120 CATS
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has anyone decided to not finish their masters at the very end? or decided to take a postgrad diploma instead of completing?I have been really struggling mentally lately at first months ago I blamed lockdwon/pandemic but the last while has been really tough. I reached out to numerous people in university, my GP, took time off work for sickness and found everyone very supportive. However my university said I could not defer my work from summer (all of it would have to be lost and I would have to restart etc) and there would be fee implications of over 2.5k. This was not something I could afford tbh so I thought ok only 6-8 weeks to go ...I can do this. However I had one last project piece and I have not been able to do it. I cannot grasp the concepts/ideas and honestly don't understand what to do or it just generally takes me a very long time to. I assume all to do with how I am feeling mentally as my concentration/focus is completely gone that now I feel like not submitting my final piece but I feel like such a failure to do so? Yet it is completely out of reach for me at present...Wondering if anyone had any similiar experiences? If I do not submit I can take a postgrad diploma which is for 120 CATS

I had one peer on my MA course decide to take the PgDip instead of the full MA, as he didn't feel like the dissertation portion would play to his strengths. If you need your masters for future employment, you need to consider your options carefully. If not, then you can decide a bit more freely.
Have you spoken to your supervisor/tutor recently and expressed these concerns?
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Either get a postgraduate diploma or put in a half-assed effort to get a pass or merit master's, a dissertation doesn't have to be good it can be **** as **** and still get 50% or 60%, I should know!
(edited 2 years ago)

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