For Future Moms: Do You Really Need A Degree To Pursue Your Dreams?
With college tuition at an all-time high, many high school grads are now reconsidering whether a college degree is really necessary to follow their dreams. This has particular implications for young women who hope to marry and have children.
When faced with the prospect of an average of over $30,000 in student loan debt to pursue a bachelor’s degree with the average borrower taking 20 years to pay off their debt as interest accrues all the while, and on top of that, no guarantee of gainful employment afterward, women who hope to marry and have children may benefit from reexamining how they pursue their education, career, and family goals. As many new moms find that their feelings toward their work change as their love and attachment to their baby grows, they may desire more flexible work, part-time work, or to pause work altogether to be able to spend more time with their child. By side-stepping an education that requires monthly loan payments, which in turn builds the pressure to keep kids in full-time daycare, women can find other, perhaps better, ways to prepare for both their career and motherhood.