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TL;DR: Should I go back to uni to become a speech therapist after finishing an undergrad in English + taking a gap year?

I (F21) graduated with a BA in English last year and I’ve been working as a journalist ever since. The plan was to go back to school next September and do a Masters in either education of journalism part time, while I keep working.

Now for the context, I’m in a relationship (3 years) with my boyfriend who is a doctor. Our plan is to move to the UK in the next 2-5 years so he can continue his training there, most likely London area. If I had to go for a Masters in Education, my teaching credentials wouldn’t necessarily transfer to the UK, and apparently, jobs are pretty scarce.

When it comes to journalism, I unfortunately kind of hate the industry I’ve found myself in. I thought I would love it, but it’s genuinely miserable here: too politicized, news rooms pushing AI for quicker turnover, the hours are tough, and corporate is just a nightmare.

When I was doing my first degree in English, I fell in love with my linguistics units, did my thesis on child language development, and found so much satisfaction from this area. So, I was thinking maybe studying to be a speech therapist would make me happy. I like the idea of working in healthcare, I want to help people, job security in the UK seems to be pretty decent (and my credentials should transfer).

My only issue is money and finances…I’d be giving up my full time salary to go back to school and that makes me really anxious. So far, I have no loan or bills, just my car insurance/gas, and I still live with my parents. My boyfriend also said he’s happy to take the brunt of expenses when we first move to the UK, since ultimately we are moving for him and the advancement of his career.

I just worry I’ll feel behind when compared to my peers, and scared I’ll set myself back financially. But the course looks lovely and interesting, and I’m tempted to just go for it.

I have about 17k in savings right now, the degree would be free (my country has free education). The course is 4 years long.

On the other hand a Masters in education would be 3 years long, part time, and I can work full time as I do it.

Help me. What should I do?

Edit to add: I love the idea of being both a teacher and a speech therapist…maybe an ST sounds more appealing, I’m just worried the hustle won’t be worth the result.

TL;DR: Should I go back to uni to become a speech therapist after finishing an undergrad in English + taking a gap year?

I (F21) graduated with a BA in English last year and I’ve been working as a journalist ever since. The plan was to go back to school next September and do a Masters in either education of journalism part time, while I keep working.

Now for the context, I’m in a relationship (3 years) with my boyfriend who is a doctor. Our plan is to move to the UK in the next 2-5 years so he can continue his training there, most likely London area. If I had to go for a Masters in Education, my teaching credentials wouldn’t necessarily transfer to the UK, and apparently, jobs are pretty scarce.

When it comes to journalism, I unfortunately kind of hate the industry I’ve found myself in. I thought I would love it, but it’s genuinely miserable here: too politicized, news rooms pushing AI for quicker turnover, the hours are tough, and corporate is just a nightmare.

When I was doing my first degree in English, I fell in love with my linguistics units, did my thesis on child language development, and found so much satisfaction from this area. So, I was thinking maybe studying to be a speech therapist would make me happy. I like the idea of working in healthcare, I want to help people, job security in the UK seems to be pretty decent (and my credentials should transfer).

My only issue is money and finances…I’d be giving up my full time salary to go back to school and that makes me really anxious. So far, I have no loan or bills, just my car insurance/gas, and I still live with my parents. My boyfriend also said he’s happy to take the brunt of expenses when we first move to the UK, since ultimately we are moving for him and the advancement of his career.

I just worry I’ll feel behind when compared to my peers, and scared I’ll set myself back financially. But the course looks lovely and interesting, and I’m tempted to just go for it.

I have about 17k in savings right now, the degree would be free (my country has free education). The course is 4 years long.

On the other hand a Masters in education would be 3 years long, part time, and I can work full time as I do it.

Help me. What should I do?

Edit to add: I love the idea of being both a teacher and a speech therapist…maybe an ST sounds more appealing, I’m just worried the hustle won’t be worth the result.

I (21F) graduated with a degree in English, with a specialization in linguistics last year and absolutely fell in love with the biological aspect (quite a shock because I went into the degree expecting to work on the sociological side of things).

I’ve been considering going back to university and getting my degree in Speech Language Pathology, but I’m quite nervous to take the step, mostly because I’ll be leaving full time work to return to studying, which means giving up my full time salary.

I have no doubt I’ll get a lot of satisfaction from the job, I’m just anxious about finances and job security.

My partner (who is a doctor) and I live in an EU country and will most likely move to the UK (London/Brighton area) in the coming years to further his training, as he wants to specialize in pediatric cardio thoracic surgery, a field that isn’t very lucrative where we are from.

For anyone who is UK-based, how was finding a job for you? This is definitely something that is stressing me out the most, considering I’ll be making the move as a fresh graduate at 26 years old.

And maybe for anyone who’s older and wiser, is going back to school crazy? I know 21 is young in the grand scheme of things, but it’s so hard not to feel like you’re running out of time.

Thank you :)

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Has anyone felt this kind of guilt before? Also if anyone’s done a laparoscopic procedure and them or their partner have any tips please please share x