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[michaeladsmith2]

Thanks for this forum. While I am still enrolled at ENEB (on break for now), and I pursue my PhD (SSBR) & DHA (VUL), I'll do all I can to be active in this Forum. I appreciate you moderating it and look forward to wonderful discussions ahead.

Just curious as I find it fascinating; how do you balance work and life and manage four-degree assignments simultaneously? I know these universities have either flexibility in their scheduled assignments or self-paced assignments, but it still seems wild on the outside looking in.

Pressing pause on the ENEB brings it back to a somewhat regular schedule.

Flexibility is key in the programs I have chosen to do. ENEB gives you 18 months to complete 1 Masters and if you do the Masters+ you get 24 months. The more Masters you enroll in, they extend your deadline. So for me, I signed up for 4 (completed 2), but I now have until Fall 2025 to finish the other 2 ENEB Masters. Hence, the break. 

With the VUL DHA that I start in January, it will be a vigorous program, but it's one year and you only take 2 classes at a time. 3 classes per semester (2 8-week classes overlapping 1 15-week class). And because many of the courses are really a repeat of my MBA (the DHA is really a DBA for healthcare), it will be a bit less challenging as I can use much of the courses I already completed with ENEB, coupled with some of the papers written and utilize them for doctoral work, resources. 

It is indeed a balancing act. One benefit for me is that I am not employed full time and have my monthly Veterans Disability Compensation to help me not have to find a full-time employment. This frees up a lot of time for me to focus on my studies. Because I work in 1on1 & group Therapy sessions, I also set my own schedule around my studies. This helps a lot.