Is it worth it to leave corporate to pursue an academic career?

I’ve been working in corporate for almost 2 years now. I work in HR and graduated with a Psych degree.

Although naging part naman talaga ng plan ko to work in the industry first, my dream is to be in the academe and to be involved in research. I know myself na I don’t want to stay in corporate forever, but we can’t deny na ang daming benefits na sa corporate lang makukuha. Pero di din naman super kalakihan sinasahod ko. In all honesty, di aabot 23k nakukuha ko rn, and I entered my job na around 18k lang sahod.

Recently, I got accepted in a prestigious school’s MA Social Psychology program with full scholarship and a graduate assistantship opportunity. Of course, masaya ako kasi pinaghirapan ko yung application. Sa dream school ko pa talaga, and I know na yung jumpstart sa academe, makukuha ko sa school na to. I know this will open doors for me sa academe.

Pero I can’t help but think, masyado bang maaga to leave corporate? I am up for promotion na sana sa corporate and was transferred to a department wherein somehow nagugustuhan ko naman ginagawa ko. Pero anjan parin frustrations ko with my situation, lalo pa’t di naman sobrang laki ng kita ko dito haha. Kaso iniisip ko din financial stability ko. Willing na ba akong ilet go to?

To add, medyo kinakabahan din ako na magresign now kasi less than 30 days nalang magsisimula na classes. Di ko din kinoconsider na ipagsabay work ko and classes. I work 48 hrs a week in BGC. Nasa QC yung school ko.

Anyone who did the same thing of leaving corporate to pursue the academe? Let me know your thoughts hahaha