i was once in ur shoe ,finished service jan 2007 ,with few 10s of thousand applied for master got the admission in unilag ,because it was not a gud news without a job .
i did a job with a poor pay to be able to raise my school fee thank god i have graduate august 2008 . now i am working with a brighter hope,go for ur masters and look for a job in the eastern region to keep body and soul togather.

pls do not drop the programme you might never have an easier opprtunity.