How can I manage my studies while working full time?
Sacrifice, sacrifice, and sacrifice some more. That’s it! You have to sacrifice TV, going our, hanging out, video games, relationships, eating out, friends, and more.While you can still to everything, you have to be more discriminate.There are 168 hours in a week with 40 for working, 49 for sleeping, and 15 for eating but I have not included cleaning, laundry, shopping, travel to and from places. Now we look at school time, 12 credit hours will take at least 40 hours for class and study. I have calculated 144 hours used without timing the other stuff which leave you with just a few hours a week for the “fun” stuff.This is why I believe a college degree is such a great accomplishment, because it requires so much sacrifice.My suggestion, if you want some type of life, is to work full time and attend school part time or work part time and attend school full time. It is a personal choice and, if you want a greater sacrifice, try full time work and school. In my 12+ years of college level studies, I never done full time work and school but have done the other alternatives.
Who has went to college and worked full-time?
Okay, I don't think telling you to quit your job is a good answer at all. I'm in the same exact situation, and I NEED my job. How else am I going to pay for gas, car insurance, food, ect? Be realistic people. Anyway. Yes, your social life will be less full. My bf does the same thing and last semester we went for a whole month without seeing each other, but that was just during finals. I think that it just feels like you'll have no time. Chances are you'll find some time once you get into the swing of things. I know the people at my job go back to someone's house and hang out after work (we close at 10:30). It wouldn't be so bad for me since I start classes at 11am, but if you have an 8am class I wouldn't recommend. It's just a different schedule to work with. Take a week or two and just focus on getting a head start on school. Once you get comfortable, I'm sure you'll find that you have more time than you think. Plus, you'l probably make friends with people in your classes and can kind of mix study time and social time there. For me, I only have one friend that isn't going away and I work with her so that's how I socialize. Good luck!
What is life like when you graduate college and start working?
Let's talk about the biggest changes.1) Money - it's nice to finally make money. Go ahead, buy that new TV and those expensive clothes. You can afford them now. Matching plates and silverware? Check. Frying pan that doesn't have huge scratches in the teflon? Check. If your car breaks down, you won't be eating Ramen for three weeks. You have a buffer, and a little more cash to play with.2) Money - time to start saving. Figure out your 401k or IRA. Pay closer attention to your taxes. Pay off your student loans.3) Time - you have much more free time in college than you will in the working world. Class doesn't start until 10 AM? Great! Want to skip that afternoon lecture to go to a movie? Done! I used to go skiing 2-3 mornings a week during the winter and climbing 2-3 days a week during the summer. It was amazing. You can't have that kind of a schedule when you're working full time.4) Social life - there's always something going on every single night in college. You're constantly meeting new people and going to different events. Things slow down when you graduate. You can still have a great social life, you just have to work a little harder for it.5) Summers - I miss them. Enjoy them while they last, because you're about to lose them forever. You'll get a week off here and there, but it'll never be the same.6) Maturity - the college scene can get very, very old. You get to a point where you want to move on to something new. It's refreshing to be in a work environment where people are a little more polished. Although it would sometimes be nice if people would revert back to college a little more.7) The Real World - it's no longer an abstract thing. It's real. You'll learn to navigate it through a series of ups and downs, and hopefully learn to succeed. There will be a moment that blindsides you where you realize - "This is real life, and I'm doing alright. I can succeed in this world." It's a pretty amazing feeling.College was amazing, and real life is pretty rewarding also. Enjoy them both while you're in them.
Should I blog to start my career or go back to college?
That's like the old joke, "should I walk to school or take my lunch"Those are not choices that are comparable. One is building for your future, the other is...well.. self indulgent, and has a 1 in 10000000000 chance of enabling you to eat and pay your rent. Anyone can be a blogger, and I think everyone actually is.Even some of the most credible experts, with decades of experience and massive credentials, can barely earn a living blogging. The internet is filled with a gazillion opinions from bloggers.If you finish school, the at least you can attempt to get a job that may be relevant and pay a living wage. Then blog
HELP! Welfare? Work? College? OSAP? Living alone? all together?
here is my situation: i work once a week moving out from my parents in once month, an going to college in 4 months. My problem is once i move out, there is no way i will have enough money to be able to survive on my own, but i have to find a way i NEED to go to college so how can i work and be on welfare while i have OSAP pay for my college? help me! how do i do this? should i ask for cash from my boss so i can go on welfare so eventually i can get a good job when i graduate college? what i was thinking was this part time job and welfare cover for my food and apartment rent, while the OSAP covers my college tuiton help im only 20 and in need of serious financial help, i need all the ins and outs to get the most money to survive. thanks
Recent college graduate, I dislike my office job. Should I go back to retail?
I m 22. I graduated with a BS in accounting this past May. I found an entry level bookkeeping job paying $13. Every job that I found wanted + years of experience so I was lucky to have found this one. I used to like accounting but once I hit my junior and senior level advanced accounting courses I dreaded them so much. Even though I m doing basic level accounting, I forgot so much. It s funny how I remember a lot about my other classes but not much from accounting. When I started this job I thought I was gonna like it a lot. This is my second week and I m dragging myself and crying myself to sleep. It s a very easy job, everything is organized for me already but I just hate it. I d rather be in retail. I applied to a retail merchandising job and have an interview this Friday. If I get the job, I ll be driving from store to store in my own car fixing, putting, organizing cards. I worked at CVS and always saw this magazine lady and asked her about her job and she said she enjoyed it because she wasn t in one place all day, and I myself get bored so easily. I finished CVS with a pay of $12.55 and Hallmark (the one I have the interview for) their pay starts at $11. I live with my parents so I m not financially stressed much. My student loan repayments do start in November though. I plan on going back to get my Masters in Spanish sometime next year. I know I should of switched my major but I was scared and wanted to graduate *on time* which there is no such thing...
Stay at home Mom vs College?
I have not yet been to college. And i am not a mom yet. My husband works full-time and brings most of the money into the household. Me, i work occasionally at a daycare center as a substitute. Before we got married we talked about me going to college before we start trying to get pregnant. No i don't know what to do anymore. My dream job has always been towards medical; nurse (3-4 years of college) or medical asisstant (1-2 years of college). We really want to have kids and that means me being a stay at home mom at first and later on maybe work part time while our kids go to day care/first grade/school. But in case anyhting might happen with us (which i hope never will), he said, at least i'll have a job that i've learned at college and can be financially on my own. No i don't know what to do. Go to college and wait 2-4 years to start a family or don't go to college and try starting a family now. I need some advice.