I submitted an application for a PhD but I am worried because, while I am in the process of completing a Masters degree in a different area, the university is concerned about the length of time between my first degree (which is in the area I would like to do my PhD in) and now. It's as if the Masters has absolutely no bearing on anything. Yes, I know it is in a different area, but I still have the experience of doing it. In some way, I have proved that I can study at that level.
So, I wonder why even bother to finish it at all? I feel I might be better off taking a postgrad diploma and saving the money for the Masters that they will want me to do instead. At the same time, I don't want to feel like a quitter. Damned if I do and damned if I don't. I will be self-funded, so I do have to think about the pennies.
Any words of wisdom?