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I am 25 and am currently taking prerequisites toward the DPT. I have another year and a half of prerequisites. I want to have two children before I am 35 (preferably sooner) and I want to stay at home with them for about four or five years (in total, not for each child). Would it be better to have them after I finish the prerequisites but before I apply for the DPT? Or should I have them after the DPT but before I start a career? If I go straight through I will be 31 when I graduate so I would have to have babies right away.
Here are some considerations:
-I have a 4.0 and am working as a PT aide now. I have a BA in Dance. My fiance is (knock on wood) doing well in his career, so money is not the main consideration, but of course it is a consideration.
- I checked with my school and the prerequisites will last for 10 years.
-I'm afraid that if I have the kids after the DPT, that I won't be able to find a job because my degree will be five years old and I'll have no experience.
-I'm concerned about being able to balance the work of graduate school with two young children.
-I'm concerned about getting hit with massive student loans while I have two babies (if you aren't in school for more than six months, you pay)
What do you think? I'm especially interested in the point of view of those who have kids.
Here are some considerations:
-I have a 4.0 and am working as a PT aide now. I have a BA in Dance. My fiance is (knock on wood) doing well in his career, so money is not the main consideration, but of course it is a consideration.
- I checked with my school and the prerequisites will last for 10 years.
-I'm afraid that if I have the kids after the DPT, that I won't be able to find a job because my degree will be five years old and I'll have no experience.
-I'm concerned about being able to balance the work of graduate school with two young children.
-I'm concerned about getting hit with massive student loans while I have two babies (if you aren't in school for more than six months, you pay)
What do you think? I'm especially interested in the point of view of those who have kids.