Grad school question...

[jubilance1922]

So I have a bit of a dilemma, and I wanted to get some additional opinions...

I started my PhD program in Chemistry in the fall of 2004. This summer (05) I decided to pursue other opportunites, because I was very unhappy with my program. My advisor and I decided that I would finish up my research as a thesis masters, and I applied to my school's public policy program (studying science and technology policy), to start Spring 06.

Well, I got into the public policy program, but I'm not going to be done with my chemistry thesis in time.

So here are my options:

*Go non-thesis masters in chemistry, take 2 more classes, and be done.

*Quit chemistry altogether and just start public policy school (I'm not really rooting for that one cause I've spent too long here to leave with nothing).

*Ask to defer starting public policy until the fall, and ask my advisor if he will keep me on through the summer so I can finish my thesis.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!