i'm due to start my NYSC by Sept, also due for my masters by same september
However there is this increasing pressure to choose the Service over the masters prog, I'd really rather not do any youth service but people seem to think its inevitable,
Please Advice!!!

Dear mystikal,
I say u finish ur NYSC 1st b'cos Nigerian r crazy about this NYSC certificate tin. If u feel otherwise no qualms. because i just finish mine too this august and most companies and even school demand for ur cert unless u go in thru d back door because they like to play politics with those that dont have the NYSC cert. even if u have ur 2nd degree.
what do u feel?
Urs Tamedo007

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@ poster, do your NYSC O! I can't start to post about so many friends who took the masters option and had limited options afterwards. My wife included. defer your admission and get NYSC out of the way forever before the big bucks beckon.

@ Tamedo

Tamedo007:

what do u feel?
Urs Tamedo007

dunno what to feel

But Guys isnt it possible 2 do ur masters while someone coordinates ur NYSC activities for you?
The whole process of defering admissions in the UK is what i'm not too conversant with!! More advice please

Omo iya i agree with d last person
i just finish my NYSC service
u can go 4 ur masters while someone runs d NYSC 4 u
all u STAND TO LOOSE IS UR ALLAWI (9.725)
U CAN DO IT BOTH

pls may i know u

I would say Msc first if you are travelling abroad. Cuz wen u come back u can DICTATE the State where u would like to serve. On the other hand you can decide to serve first and hope you will be posted to a remote place where you will have ample time to still go abroad for ur MSc and come back to Nigeria during passing out.

samueline: I would say Msc first if you are travelling abroad. Cuz wen u come back u can DICTATE the State where u would like to serve. On the other hand you can decide to serve first and hope you will be posted to a remote place where you will have ample time to still go abroad for ur MSc and come back to Nigeria during passing out.

ur dual-option is good for me to go.
Thanks!

[quote author=mystikal]@ Tamedo
dunno what to feel

But Guys isnt it possible 2 do ur masters while someone coordinates ur NYSC activities for you?
The whole process of defering admissions in the UK is what i'm not too conversant with!! More advice please[/quote)

Old thread but an advice might still help someone else make a decision. There is nothing hard in differing your admission, just send the school an email and you would be sent a form to fill to differ the admission.
I would go for Msc first, then NYSC with the same reason as samueline above.