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^ Get a job and have them pay for it.
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Work paying for it is nice, but working full time and going to school is not.
Personally I’d just keep going and get it over with.
Advisors tell you to work a few years because having people with more work experience in the graduate classroom makes the school look better and contributes to the learning environment. I don’t believe, however, that it would significantly improve your own learning experience by having worked a few years.
However, if you can’t get in straight from undergrad, the work experience will probably do it for you.