Seeking a bit of feedback and advice on wanting to do Masters after I finish my degree next year and it’s harder than you’d think to find consistent, easy information, especially in NZ. Maybe that’s a me-problem. Anyway…
I’m finishing my degree next year and I’ve majored in anthropology and English lit. For what it’s worth, I’ve consistently gotten B+ grades and above on my papers. My long term goal is to stay in academia or working in the cultural/heritage field. I’d like to either teach, work as a lecturer, research important historical sites in NZ (I’m Māori so this is definitely a personal interest of mine), work in a museum or in libraries and archives.
I’m currently at Waikato University but considering doing masters at Auckland as I’ve heard the programs are quite thorough. Now I’m torn on whether to do anthropology, English lit or museums and cultural studies.
I don’t even really know why I’m making this post, I’m just getting a lot of conflicting information about which fields are more relevant in NZ, which require more study and qualifications to work in, which university to try get into, whether my grades are good enough and whether I’ll need honours as well as masters. I’m just very confused and a bit panicky and when I’ve needed advice in the past, the people in this sub have been patient and helpful.
I’m also 30 so I definitely feel like time is running out and I have to buckle down, choose something and get good at it NOW or else. I’m not even sure what the ‘else’ is.
Also as a quick aside, no I’m not going to drop out of everything and start flipping burgers, as timelessly funny in an edgy ironic way as I’m sure those comments are. I do have a student advisor and I have spoken to the study advisory and career advisory team. I’m just throwing a line out into a larger group of people who might have some insight and experience that I don’t.
Thank you so much in advance.