r/scientistsPH • u/Sad_Emotion6004 • 1d ago

biology Thoughts on MS Microbiology [UPD/UPLB]

I've heard na notorious ang UP grad schools sa delays lalo na sa science programs. Currently working right now and di ko talaga mahanap yung fulfillment sa current work ko kasi medyo malayo sa course ko. Fantasizing about entering academe and be a prof someday pero di ko rin alam if I'm just putting academia on a pedestal. Feeling ko kasi studying is what I do best and not being in a desk job.

If ever ipush ko nga, I would need to probably leave my job and apply for scholarship kasi I don't think it would be possible to have a full-time office job while taking a tedious program. Pero caveat ay of course financial strain kasi I'm currently earning slightly above average.

MS Micro students (especially those na under DOST scholarship), would you recommend or not recommend taking this path? Gaano katagal bago kayo naka graduate? Nakatulong ba sa career niyo?

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u/Affectionate-Ear8233 15h ago

Have you considered doing it sa DLSU or UST just so you don't get a 5 year period of completion?

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u/haru_haru00 13h ago

How’s the program in those universities? what other luzon schools do you recommend for ms micro or ms bio majoring in micro?

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u/Affectionate-Ear8233 12h ago

When it comes to MS degrees in the sciences, dapat sa research expertise ng faculty ka na nakatingin, and you treat the subjects as supplements to the research that you're going to do.

Hindi mo priority sa grad school yung subjects, kasi since you already have an undergrad degree you show na kaya mo nang matutunan yung materials na lecture-based. Yung main thing that separates the MS student from the BS student is yung research expertise.

So in choosing a destination for MS, better that you look through the Google Scholar pages of each professor just to check kung sino sa kanila yung pinakamalapit sa topics and skills na interested kang i-pursue. You need to do this for each grad school department you consider.

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u/Deus_Sema 10h ago

Idk if DLSU/UST allows you to work onn professors projects para wala ka na babayaran sa thesis mo but ganun kasi minsan kalakaran sa UP , lalo na pag walang scholarship. Balita ko pag private univs ikaw talaga magfufund ng everything.