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nushi · Aug 17, 2017, 12:45 PM

Hey everybody

I'd like to seek your advice, fellow PCForumers

about a critical decision I have to take these days...

I'm currently working in research at a center, while also searching for PhD scholarships abroad (outside of Egypt!), & developing a PhD research plan to improve my chances at getting one.

All people, except for one, are telling me I should apply next year for PhD here in Egypt, while searching for scholarships abroad, so as not to waste another year searching for scholarships, which I may or may not find! But I'm afraid to do this

because this would mean that next year I will have a huge load of doing 4 things: study the PhD preparatory courses here;search for PhD scholarships abroad; work in the center, & develop a PhD research plan!

I'm afraid that pressure from all this, could cause me to suffer a psychological breakdown (I suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depression, & Perfectionism, that make me so slow in accomplishing things & very poor in managing stress & time!).

Especially that I have a bad experience in this... while studying my one-year Master's preparatory courses before, while also working in another center (though my work was less intensive), I suffered a psychological breakdown from the pressure of studying, & had to postpone taking the 2nd term courses to next year!

Despite my problems, I'm very ambitious. I want to get done with PhD quickly so I can focus on doing independent research later. I'm so determined on getting a scholarship abroad, because I want to run away from this place & have some radical change in my life. But I also don't want to lag behind... I don't know what to do

So do you think I should register for PhD here next year? Or should I give myself another year focusing only on finding a scholarship & developing a research plan, & if I don't find one by next year, I can register here the year after? Or should I just get on with it next year while doing the other tasks too?