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Wow.  Was it a 2 year master's?  I ask because I've noticed many of them these days are only a year to 16 months.  I've been thinking about a PhD down the road but I figured if I'm going to dedicate another 4 years, I might as well go all the way across the country at least.

Mine was fast-tracked to 1.5 years (no summer break). I'd recommend going somewhere for the uni and it's resources if you're look at PhDs eventually.

That's a discussion for the far future lol. I wanna take a long long long break from formal education after this next year.

Wow I did not proof read that post before I sent. Apologies.

That's fair. I went straight through formal education with no breaks. Literally only had a few weeks between finishing the undergrad, and starting the masters. Looking back, a break would have been very welcome. I also believe I would have achieved better grades had I been a little older.