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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does your employer have tuition reimbursement? [/quote]

Yes, a small amount can be reimbursed. But my points still stand. I'm mid-career prof with a busy job and very busy home life caring for multiple kids and parents. Not trying to be snarky, but how the hell do I float a PT masters program on top of that both time wise and financially? I would love to hear suggestions on this honestly. Have some of you done this with these kinds of constraints?

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We have a family member that did it and know of other people who pursued other degrees while having kids, career, etc.  Some successfully completing it and some others didn't.  It did cause a lot of stress in our own family.

It does take a lot of sacrifice and commitment, this includes all family members, if it's a reputable program and degree.  And honestly I might not waste my time with a meaningless degree.  Although this thread has me thinking about getting a masters degree now.

My one thing is that it had better be worth it.  And that's why I would only consider doing it with a reputable program and something that you know will directly contribute to your career growth.  Unless you're really just looking for a paper degree to pad your resume so that you'd be eligible for any postings that come up.  And some of the diploma mills are really easy, where all you have to do is show up every day and pay your tuition.

The way I look at it and was one of things in reminding people who were going through the programs is that it's not supposed to be easy.  If it was than everyone would be able to do the same thing or have the same credentials.  So takes a commitment both by time and financially.

It used to be that people went back for higher level degrees after getting some years of experience.  At least in some degrees.  Nowadays more people are getting higher level degrees right after their four year degree.  But there are still people who are pursuing their higher level degrees while juggling the other sides of life too.

It's up to you if you think it's worth it or not.  But if you really wanted to or think it's holding you back, it should be possible with a lot of work and commitment.[/quote]

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