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#83643 - 01/25/12 04:53 PM Starting Year 1 with Family, main bread winner
blessedtobemom Offline
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Registered: 01/25/12
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Hi,

I am going to go for my dream and would like to go tomed school. I have 2 little ones (7 mo & 2.5) and looking to start my firt year sciences and am also working 40 hours a week. At some point, I will have to stop working but I still have bills to pay. Can someone please give me some thought on how to manage this all? I know there are a lot of dynamics to this and I appreciate all suggestions.

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#83646 - 01/25/12 07:25 PM Re: Starting Year 1 with Family, main bread winner [Re: blessedtobemom]
asunshine Offline
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Registered: 07/02/02
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-Student loans/scholarships
-Tons of family support
-Living extremely frugally.


That's all I got. It would be ideal if you had family support for childcare and/or incidentals (or rent!). Do you have a SO who can at least partially support the family?

I worked 32h/week as a nurse and took 1-2 science classes at a time, if that helps.

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#83662 - 01/26/12 06:08 PM Re: Starting Year 1 with Family, main bread winner [Re: asunshine]
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Registered: 06/22/05
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While doing pre-reqs for med school, can you work part-time?
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