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[quote=Anonymous]Hello,

I am at the age of 28 and is about to finish my PhD in genetics from a top 10 university. I genuinely need advice on life and career.  Many thanks in advance.

Okay, here come the details of our current situation. My husband and I had our son during the middle of my PhD and this has not been easy as my husband is also doing his PhD in Economics. We hope to relocate to DC once my husband graduates but that will be in 2017. We have agreed upon the idea of me staying at home for two years after graduation. Meanwhile, I can actually spend more time with our son and have another kid so that their age gap will be no more than four years. As a side note, we don't have any financial problems and my husband is supportive and understanding.

The problem is what should I do when the younger kid is two or three year old and in school! I am definitely switching career and no more postdoc (too many reasons that I don't want to delve into)

Options that I am contemplating on include

1. Apply to law school and become a patent attorney. 
Is the two or three year break from work going to hurt my law school application and future job hunt? 
By the time I finish law school and start working, my kids will probably be 8 and 4 year old, how doable will it be? I might be naïve and assume kids at that age need less time and attention compared to babies/toddlers. 
Are opportunities other than big law common, such as in house counsel? I am okay with taking on a less time demanding job with a pay cut.

2. Public health work in one of those DC NGOs (world bank, WHO, etc..) This route is very much less clear to me, like what positions should I apply for. I don’t have actual experience in public health although I could get a doctoral certificate in global health before I graduate but no idea how useful that’s gonna be.

3. Healthcare consulting. Are there any consulting work that requires minimal travel and a PhD in life sciences around DC? Traveling 4 days a week is a huge no no for us.

4. Get a master in accounting and work as a CPA. What’s the work life balance like? How is the pay/hours?

:)  Thanks in advance! [/quote]

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