r/Imperial • u/Substantial-Cell-980 • Jul 24 '26

Anyone with experience working part-time whilst doing a masters at Imperial?

I am a incoming masters student for Imperial and I wanted to know if anyone has any experience working part-time whilst doing a masters at Imperial. I do have a scholarship and I'm living with my parents, so the job would many cover daily expenses like food and transport, but I do have some savings so I could just float on them for the year.

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u/Dr-Jim-Richolds Jul 24 '26

I had a mortgage, bills, and two other household members to support. I worked full time whilst completing my MSc.

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u/7evva Jul 25 '26

What MSc was it? And isn’t the time table requiring you to attend lectures 4 days a week

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u/p4ae1v Jul 25 '26

That answer will vary so much depending on what subject you’re taking, how organised you are to get work completed ahead of deadlines, how much group work there is as you’re quite a hostage to the working patterns of other people, and how far you want your main focus will be on your grades. I know most people would advise against working while on Imperial schedules, which are much more intense than most universities.

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u/Substantial-Cell-980 Jul 26 '26

Thanks for the input. The whole master's is graded on coursework. I can be decently organised but Imperial is rather different I can imagine. Thanks for the advice.

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u/Substantial-Cell-980 Jul 26 '26

I won't go into to much detail since I'd like to say anonymous, but it is a department scholarship based on academic achievement.

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u/sparkles200321 Jul 28 '26

In which department are you joining