Any moms in grad school/university here?
Hello,
I am wondering if there are any grad students here that also work part-time or not. My husband and I are thinking about ttc after the 2nd year of my MA (when intense course work is done). What were the challenges you faced? Would you recommend it? If there aren't any mommy's here do you know which board I should be on? I am very organized and work tremendously hard. I know that I would take a leave for a term at least or do my practicum part time; obviously lighten my load and take my time. I will be moving forward onto my PhD which is not as strenuous as the MA program for my area of study. My DH works full-time and we don't have any CC debt and only one loan. What do you think? I guess i've heard it's doable but difficult. Just wonding if any of you have advice to share.
Thanks!
Re: Any moms in grad school/university here?
I'm not in grad school, but I'm hoping to start someday soon.
I was a single mom while doing my undergrad though. It was definitely challenging at times...writing a paper in between bottle feedings, waiting until he went to bed to study for that mid-term. I only did a part-time semester for the latter part of my pregnancy, and took off two weeks from classes to recover. For me, that was the easy part. It was just finding the time and motivation for studying that was the hardest challenge. But it can definitely be done. Good luck
I wasn't..........but I had classmates that had to drop out of my program because it became too much to juggle.
It seems like doing this would be making your life a lot harder than it has to be unnecessarily. I try not to do that.
I work FT, and just graduated with my MBA. It was a two year program (actual classes not online). I was pregnant about midway through. I took off one semester after having the baby. I took one class while actually being a mom. It was difficult. I was gone 4-5 nights a week until 9pm after working all day.
If it is something you want to do, then you will figure it out. Make sure you go into it with your DH knowing that he will have to help out. DH basically raised DD from 4 - 6 months without me.
Hi, Im new to the board but I can relate. I had my first child while in undergrad. It was hard work and I made it. Now that I am in my graduate program I am expecting my second child. I work full time, and am a part time student. I made it work by finding a program that was during the day on Tuesdays only, and working out a schedule with my job where i just work a few more hours on the days I am there. Sometimes it is stressful but I am making it work. If it is something you really want just evaluate the situation and make sure your family is supporting you.
Good Luck!
i gave birth during the summer between the two years i completed my masters, so the second year, i was in school and worked FT and was a new mommy.
it was a very busy year. DH did more than his fare share of things. We hired someone to clean 2x a month. I didn't have much of a social life, but everyone in my program really bonded. My family cooked for us and stocked my fridge and freezer often so it would be one less thing i had to worry about.
my boss was very understanding because she knew i also commuted nearly 4 hours a day and that a baby and homework kept me up all night. i was often late, but worked thru lunch and she never said a word to me in all the months it took me to get on a better schedule. i carefully used my vacation time to complete assignments and write papers - i just couldn't manage it all during the week and my classes were all day Saturday (I'd be gone from 7am - 5pm).
i had the support i needed to succeed everywhere.