A few days ago
Anonymous

Should I get an MBA first or start a family first and then try to go back to school?

I have been debating this for a few months now. My family is pretty academic and I’ve always thought I would go on to get a Master’s degree. My husband is supportive about it, but we also recently started talking about having kids. He is 6 years older than me and he’s definitely ready for a family. Though I would love children, I’m not sure I’m ready to “end” my youth by being a parent. Has anyone tried to go back to school with children? Do you regret not doing it before having them? Is it impossibly difficult? And for those with Master’s degrees, is the advanced degree worth waiting to have a family till later in life?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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HI 🙂 Ok .. I think you should decide by yourself.

but.. generally, ppl with an MBA have some work expereince.. and you say you are young… so.. how much work experience do you have? and.. why an MBA?

you have to think like this :

-do you want an MBA?

-how many children do you want to have ( cause if you have one now, and one 10 years later.. I don´t know.. I wouldn´t like it that much)

-how is your work path so far?

– u know that if you decided for a kid, it would take at least 10 months until he will come out 🙂 … and than depanding on how intensive your MBA is, you could have them both.

If you decide for the child, you should talk to your husband about what will happend after you have the kid – say can you go back to study/work in 2009? will he be able to support you in school and the kid?

if you go for the MBA… i´d suggest to take something in your state .. or at least country 🙂

but.. you can read more on www.mba-channel.com … they have good articles.

And, I can´t say what is better – each has to decide by herself 🙂

hope that helps

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4 years ago
Anonymous
Zamzam, besides the reality that your husband’s and your loved ones’s opinion count, it extremely is what’s greater important to you. Do you extremely desire a masters degree on your very own very own delight or is it using kin academic historic past tension? there is plenty reality interior the asserting “while there’s a will there’s a manner.” I easily have an rather close chum of mine who replaced into married on the time she began her 2d masters degree, interior the comparable timeframe she even have been given pregnant. She a technique or the different manged to be an entire time worker, a loving attentive spouse, a faithful pupil and gave beginning to a astonishing lady descendant. She easily controlled to graduate appropriate of her classification. keep in mind that maximum grasp degree scholars all have finished time jobs and greater desirable than probably there will be some who’re married and a competent bunch that have babies yet they have a dream and characteristic got here across a thank you to juggle their daily existence with college as properly and nonetheless be greater desirable than happy. it extremely is an argument of dedication and selection. do no longer enable something and or everyone stand interior the way of attaining what you like. do no longer enable outdoors tension for X Y Z reason stand interior the way of who you’re and what your targets are. in spite of everything, who loves you would be with you each step of ways and supply you with their help. I choose you all the wonderful!
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A few days ago
Anonymous
What i suggest is, as u mentioned your husband is supportive…den the right thing would be u go for ur MBA first… coz i have seen ppl after starting family maximum of them were not able to continue there studies… Brought of kidz iz not as easy with studies….
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A few days ago
Jen
It will be ten times easier on you if you get your degree before having kids! My mom had me in her last semester and even that was tough on her. It is not impossible, but you would be dumb to take the hard way compared to the other! Good luck!
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A few days ago
happygolcky75
this is a trick question… from my experience i went back after my kids were teens which is harder now… my brain is not as fresh…as it was when i was younger… i would go to school first then start your family… i don’t have regrets but that is what i would do… juggling is hard….
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