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Can't speak to your exact situation, but it might be worthwhile to look into whether employment with the postbac institution carries tuition benefits. Personally, my job allowed me to pay a vastly reduced tuition rate while doing a DIY postbac. It's definitely possible to work a full time job while attending evening classes, but I found it pretty difficult, your mileage may vary. Just make sure you start off slow with a few classes to make sure the workload is reasonable for you.
If you get a tuition discount at your alma mater, as you say, that sounds like the best place to begin looking.
Hope that helps! 🙂
EDIT: If you need as many credits as possible, full time postbac makes more sense imo. If you are able to take classes AND work full time, that would probably be my recommendation if you can handle the workload (strategic class picking really helps here). Bonus: in my experience, adcoms look quite favorably on students who are able to work, take a busy course schedule, and still perform well academically.
If you get a tuition discount at your alma mater, as you say, that sounds like the best place to begin looking.
Hope that helps! 🙂
EDIT: If you need as many credits as possible, full time postbac makes more sense imo. If you are able to take classes AND work full time, that would probably be my recommendation if you can handle the workload (strategic class picking really helps here). Bonus: in my experience, adcoms look quite favorably on students who are able to work, take a busy course schedule, and still perform well academically.
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Find a job that offers tuition reimbursement. I work at a major academic medical center that offers this benefit to all of its full time employees, and that is how I have "paid" for my DIY postbacc. You can even get a new rewards credit card, put the class on it, get reimbursed, and get a lot of cash back/travel points that you won't ultimately pay for. Many local community colleges will offer evening classes.
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I'm gonna strongly support what the other posters have said. I have worked in a clinical research job for a university that gives staff a 95%+ tuition discount for undergrad courses for up-to 8 credits/semester. If you are in a position where you can find a job that will heavily subsidize or even completely pay for your education, I'd say go for it!
I didn't use my tuition benefit for a DIY postbac, I took some languages classes instead of science classes but the point is, if you can find the right job, paying for a DIY postbac could be made much easier.
I didn't use my tuition benefit for a DIY postbac, I took some languages classes instead of science classes but the point is, if you can find the right job, paying for a DIY postbac could be made much easier.