After five years of full time work I saw my MSc (Systems Engineering) as an opportunity to have a bit of meaningful time off of work. Most universities are much

After five years of full time work I saw my MSc (Systems Engineering) as an opportunity to have a bit of meaningful time off of work. Most universities are much more relaxed with their postgraduate programs and allow you to focus your energy on the stuff that interests you most. You might learn a thing or two during lectures but might learn even more through all the extracurriculars that you will suddenly have the time to engage with. Yes, it was expensive and I'm not sure if I'll ever break even but it was money well spent on a fantastic experience. As a plus I managed to switch careers (aerospace to management consulting) which was not something I had planned to do but simply emerged out of the people I met throughout the program.