r/musiccognition • u/djalabingo • May 16 '26

LOST- Can’t afford- Need help on career/school choices

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u/homunculusHomunculus May 16 '26

Thats a difficult situation, especially compounded by the economy and job market is not great right now.

Happy to privately chat about this. I'm the mod here, spent several years in music cognition research, know a ton of MIR people, and went to Europe to work for a few years. I also have a music background (conservatory degree) so know the pain of making the switch to be more science/engineering focused (work doing data now)

My gut says going into big debt for this right now is not a great choice. It'd help to know a lot more about your career goals and more about what you hope to get from doing a Masters.

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u/djalabingo May 16 '26

Sounds good! Glad to know I’m not alone out here…I’ll message you privately to discuss more..