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Full time school? Full time job? No. Both
August 30, 2008 | Student Life
This year I am not getting as much financial aid as I did last year as a freshman. Last year I had to get a part time job to pay all my bills while being enrolled full time at school. I struggled last year but I managed. This year I am getting $1000 less than I got last year and I have no idea how I am going to survive. My family can't afford to send me any money and I'll be forced to work full time between two jobs as well as going to school full time. I know I am not the only person who has had to do this. There are so many students that have to put themselves through school, but how do you do it? How on earth did you survive?
i wouldnt
Amber Crowe posted on November 04, 2008 09:15 AM
I go to school and play a sport- and I have no time as it is!
I don;t know how people can do both and still get good grades; more power to you i guess
I don;t know how people can do both and still get good grades; more power to you i guess
Shane Liston posted on October 09, 2008 05:38 PM
Getting a job on campus is best. Its more convenient and some jobs give you a few breaks so you can work on homework some
Marcus McCain posted on October 05, 2008 08:48 PM
Get a job on campus working at dormitories "manning the front desk". The people who do that just have to glance up once every moment or so just to make sure everything is ok in the lobby and they just read textbooks or do homework. Nothing major.
Josh Rogers posted on September 12, 2008 04:36 PM
I am pure full-time student. I don't have time for a job, and I think jobs can lower grade point.
Wendy Nguyen posted on September 08, 2008 03:49 PM
My roommate is taking 14 credit hours and working 50-60 hours a week. She is very organized and disciplined. Set a schedule and force yourself to follow it. Write out when you are going to wake up, study, eat, go to class, etc. and stick to it!
Sarah Rosenfeld posted on September 07, 2008 10:05 AM
Pray! That is what I do when I really struggle with those things! I did the same thing last year while in school as you are doing this year. You will do fine if you're a great student.
Alisha Myers posted on September 06, 2008 02:14 PM
One thing that i found that was great is if you can find a campus job that you can get a lot of hours at. with my job, it doesnt get two hectic so i can do school work when im there and i am still getting a lot of hours. Just a suggestion
Allen Hughes posted on September 04, 2008 12:44 PM
I am in a really tight situation this semester as well. My fiance and I both attend school full-time and we also have a 2 1/2 year old daughter. Because we both attend school we can't work because we have to alternate out schedules so that someone is always home with our daughter and we have no spare time to fit a job into either of our schedules. And to top it all off I am getting $1000 less in financial aid this semester than I did last semester, which really sucks because we survive solely on our money from financial aid.
Kira Smith posted on September 03, 2008 06:08 PM
That sucks!
Erin Thomson posted on September 03, 2008 11:30 AM
I'm pretty much in the same situation as you are. My mother who has raised me since the age of 15 had no way of paying for any of my college. All I could do was hope for scholarships, get minimal financial aid assistance and then depend the rest on loans and working part time. I"ll tell you right now that it's going to be hard...especially if you like having a good social life. Which a good social life can go along way, the more people you know the better and more likely you are to find a good employment position upon graduation. As said below time management is the key to success. By working part time, going to school full time, paying all of your own bills and still having fun once and a while you will be 10x more prepared for the real world once you graduate.
You may be jealous of your friends who don't have to work through school and who's parents pay for their entire education, but I can promise once you graduate you will be much further ahead in life then those same individuals.
You may be jealous of your friends who don't have to work through school and who's parents pay for their entire education, but I can promise once you graduate you will be much further ahead in life then those same individuals.
Ashley Williams posted on September 02, 2008 05:39 AM
One very important thing that I forgot to add...
Although you have to dedicate time to study, you must dedicate time to fun as well. If you plan your fun, it will go much better. Maybe plan to have Friday nights off, but determine to go home at a certain time (don't party too late) so you can wake early on Saturday to study.
Although you have to dedicate time to study, you must dedicate time to fun as well. If you plan your fun, it will go much better. Maybe plan to have Friday nights off, but determine to go home at a certain time (don't party too late) so you can wake early on Saturday to study.
Leanne Lin posted on August 31, 2008 04:07 PM
Well, last fall I worked 40-50 hours a week and had 18 hours of class. Again, as the other poster said, it's all about time management. The computer, tv, stereo, frat party, etc are nothing but distractions, so ignore them. Turn them off. Get a good night's sleep and get up with that first alarm. Don't let yourself get bogged down with stress and worry. And, when necessary, get drunk. Ha.
Josh Rogers posted on August 31, 2008 01:22 PM
I was wondering that as well. I never had to worry about needing a job because I have scholarships, so I can just concentrate on academics. However, I just feel like since I don't have a job, I can take more classes. Last semester, I took almost twice as many credits as the normal full time student (I took 23 credit hours, some full time students were taking 13). I thought I was going to die with at least two exams every week. In the end, it turned out well because it is all time management.
You have to have discipline. When the alarm rings, you have to get up right away, don't snooze. Just develop the habit of switching from task to task without breaking. Also, do ONE THING AT A TIME. Don't ever, ever, ever try to do homework while talking to a friend or watching television. Dedicate time to just doing homework and studying. It's good to read the chapters before class, even if you don't understand the material because it saves a ton of study time after class, seriously.
To my surprise, I actually had more leisure time (and I slept more) taking 23 credit hours than when I took 19. I'm glad I did it because now I have more discipline and accomplish more things. Motivation is everything.
You have to have discipline. When the alarm rings, you have to get up right away, don't snooze. Just develop the habit of switching from task to task without breaking. Also, do ONE THING AT A TIME. Don't ever, ever, ever try to do homework while talking to a friend or watching television. Dedicate time to just doing homework and studying. It's good to read the chapters before class, even if you don't understand the material because it saves a ton of study time after class, seriously.
To my surprise, I actually had more leisure time (and I slept more) taking 23 credit hours than when I took 19. I'm glad I did it because now I have more discipline and accomplish more things. Motivation is everything.
Leanne Lin posted on August 30, 2008 05:44 PM
