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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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I do not have aging parents near by, but I did just finish my Masters. I work full time, have three school aged kids, and my spouse has a high demand career with travel. I went part time, online with an established brick and mortar school. I took exams on campus. It wasn't easy, and I haven't had much of a social life the past three years. I did the majority of my course work between the hours of 9pm-1am, most evenings. This included writing papers in the car as we drove to family vacation, and I used a PTO day each semester to study for finals.

I did it because I found myself in exactly your position, and took advantage of every cent of tuition reimbursement. [/quote]

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