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re: Anybody here go back to school with a full time job and a family?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:19 pm to White Goodman
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:19 pm to White Goodman
I am doing it now. Working full time with two kids and a wife. Going to U of H. Luckily these days, a whole lot of classes are online. I have to usually go to night class at least one day a week for a couple of hours then do the rest of the work online, then I usually take 2 100 % online classes.
Just took my last final of the semester today ! Boy it sure is different celebrating last day of finals at 36 years old than the last time I was there at 22 !
Just took my last final of the semester today ! Boy it sure is different celebrating last day of finals at 36 years old than the last time I was there at 22 !
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Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:46 pm to White Goodman
What kind of grad school? Mba, masters and ph.d is doable while working
Pt, med school, pa school, those schools, then I'd say don't work.
Pt, med school, pa school, those schools, then I'd say don't work.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 3:57 pm to White Goodman
I did it at age 41.. for two years with three kids under age 10. It wasn't as bad as some make it out to be.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:15 pm to White Goodman
I'm in undergrad right now with a family. shite is hard. Most of the major classes are at night after daycare closes.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:23 pm to White Goodman
Yes. I'm graduating the 16th. Prepare for very little sleep and constant overwhelming stress. I'm almost to the point of believing it's been worth it.
Edit to say I'm 45 and hadn't been in a classroom in 20 years before this, so it may be a little easier for you.
Edit to say I'm 45 and hadn't been in a classroom in 20 years before this, so it may be a little easier for you.
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:25 pm to White Goodman
It wasn't easy but paid dividends.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:47 pm to White Goodman
Just graduated law school this month (ahead of schedule). Worked full time in law enforcement. Wife and two kids. If you can be disciplined with your time, anything is possible.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:49 pm to White Goodman
I did. Wasn't too bad. Just have to find a schedule that works together.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 7:47 pm to White Goodman
Wife did it in her late 30s and I did it in early 40s. It takes a lot of fortitude and sacrifice but there is an end date and lot more money at the end.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 7:51 pm to White Goodman
I didn't do it, but my Dad went to college and law school while working during the day on the GI Bill after WWII. He was married and had three kids by the time he graduated.
Good luck to you.
Good luck to you.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 7:56 pm to White Goodman
Did my Ph.D. program in my mid 40's with wife, two kids, and a full time job I could not walk away from because my then wife was too lazy to work away from home. The kids were older so she couldn't use that excuse. It was hell, but I got through it, lived to tell about it, and am profiting from it these days. Kids are out on their own, ex-wife is living with a fricking bum. She wanted to walk a different life path and she's doing it. I am walking a different one myself, but the going is a lot more comfortable, and I even have a sense of peace. If I had the degree to do over, I would have gone a different route and would have done it before kids, and perhaps even before marrying. That said, it can be done. You have to have a lot of internal discipline, one hell of a work ethic, and know how to pace yourself so as to parcel time for work, school, family, and yes, even yourself. You need to make time for rest in order to juggle all those balls well.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 8:37 pm to White Goodman
I'm doing it right now, it's tough I would say no more than two classes. That's where I'm at now that is war I find manageable but use you better judgement. Another tough road is if you have a kid that plays sports be prepared for some late nights. All that said one of the best choices I've ever made. What are getting your masters in?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 9:05 pm to White Goodman
Kinda in the same boat as you, minus the family and grad school. Taking online classes through a local community college next month to get my feet wet (haven't seen the inside of a classroom in over 10 years) before I transfer to a 4 year university. I don't really have any advice, just wanted to wish you luck
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:02 pm to White Goodman
I started school in 2012, Late summer session and graduated in the spring of 2016. I took a good mix of online and face to face classes depending on the course with a minimum of 12 hours per semester and going all summer. I have a wife, 2 kids at home one in college, and a full time job. It was the best decision I've ever made, I was stuck in a position I wasn't happy with and felt I had no path forward. Within a year of graduation the company I work for found out I was going to school and was getting ready to graduate. I was put on the fast track right away and have been promoted twice in the past 19 months. In addition, my income has almost doubled since then. It was a tremendous sacrifice, I spent a tremendous amount of time away from the family working on assignments and homework but I have a very supportive family and in the end it was worth every minute.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 10:17 pm to White Goodman
I graduated from ULM's online program. I can say it's 100% online and you can order most of your books on Amazon. 99% of my classes gave you the assignments at the beginning of the week and required them to be turned in by Sunday at midnight. Quizzes and exams were "opened" for usually 24 hours, which was great considering each student had different work/family schedules
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 12/9/16 at 8:27 am to White Goodman
yes. I took 1 or 2 classes a semester for 8 years to finish my undergraduate degree. We had my son in year 6.
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