Hey all! So I’ve actually been in touch with a couple of moms at my school who are in 3rd/4th year and single parents, but they’re obviously very busy and we haven’t been able to talk much.
My son is 4 years old and his dad is not in the picture and probably won’t be any time soon. I will be going to school about 3 hours away from family. I’ve already had meetings with my schools financial advisor, spoken with admissions, talked with some of the faculty, and spoke with folks in anatomy lab about my need to leave by 5:30 every day to pick my little guy up from daycare. They said there are quite a few moms who also have to do that, and lab partners at the school have always been great at helping the mom get out by that point if lab goes over.
We moved daycares so he’s closer, and hours are longer (7A - 6P). He’ll be in extended day preschool with an IEP for sensory issues. We are moving closer to an elementary school with a great before/after school program, which also happens to be closer to the medical school as well. Financial aid is helping me find scholarships and will be working with me to get my essay down for scholarships next year (got accepted this year just a few days after deadlines), and I will also be getting kiddo into Medicaid, state childcare assistance, and SNAP benefits to cut costs (actually suggested to me by a social worker). My mom will be coming to live with us for 3rd/4th year and will take kiddo for the school year 1/2nd year if needed - she’s got him signed up for everything with her in case he needs to do that.
Kiddo is super super accommodating and is a very independent player because of sensory issues, so as long as someone is near him while he lines up his toys he’s good. We do therapy too but he gets a lot of that at school and usually just wants quiet and some low-interaction play when he gets home.
What else can we do to be successful?
My son is 4 years old and his dad is not in the picture and probably won’t be any time soon. I will be going to school about 3 hours away from family. I’ve already had meetings with my schools financial advisor, spoken with admissions, talked with some of the faculty, and spoke with folks in anatomy lab about my need to leave by 5:30 every day to pick my little guy up from daycare. They said there are quite a few moms who also have to do that, and lab partners at the school have always been great at helping the mom get out by that point if lab goes over.
We moved daycares so he’s closer, and hours are longer (7A - 6P). He’ll be in extended day preschool with an IEP for sensory issues. We are moving closer to an elementary school with a great before/after school program, which also happens to be closer to the medical school as well. Financial aid is helping me find scholarships and will be working with me to get my essay down for scholarships next year (got accepted this year just a few days after deadlines), and I will also be getting kiddo into Medicaid, state childcare assistance, and SNAP benefits to cut costs (actually suggested to me by a social worker). My mom will be coming to live with us for 3rd/4th year and will take kiddo for the school year 1/2nd year if needed - she’s got him signed up for everything with her in case he needs to do that.
Kiddo is super super accommodating and is a very independent player because of sensory issues, so as long as someone is near him while he lines up his toys he’s good. We do therapy too but he gets a lot of that at school and usually just wants quiet and some low-interaction play when he gets home.
What else can we do to be successful?
