Working 20 hrs/week + 15 hours of school = possible?

Question

I work 20 hours a week and am enrolled in 13 units of college classes.

I work night shifts (8 - midnight). What can I do to make this work out to where my grades and health wont drop? How can i do this?

Answer 1

sleep whenever u are free.

Answer 2

What are you talking about? Most people work 40 hours a week minimum. Some 45 or 50. That's 15 hours a week more than your total. I worked 40 hours/week + 8 hours/wk of school + 15-20 hours/wk studying for 3 years getting my MBA. Plus I had time for a relationship, friends, hiking, gym/running etc, and I never got less than 7 hours of sleep a night. But I was always busy doing something - I didn't waste a minute.

You have nothing but school all day and all weekend. You won't have a problem if you apply yourself. You just do it.

Answer 3

Oh, sure, you can swing that. I did the same when I was in college (except my shifts at the student newspaper sucked - 9 p.m. 'til 2 a.m.) and worked 15-20 hours a week, usually, sometimes more or less. I managed one semester with this same job and 16 credits of class.

Anyway, first, you're going to have to learn to plan and make schedules. The first chance you get free time every night, you're going to need to do homework. If you're still awake when you get home from work, a few hours of reading ('til 2:30 or 3 a.m., maybe) would be fine. (I could never go right to sleep after work.) Then sleep, class, nap, work/whatever. Daytime naps are indispensible to the college lifestyle. Get a planner, write things down, and stick to your times.

Keep things in perspective. Being a student sucks sometimes, but the thing to do is just ... _do_ instead of _think_ about doing. Doing will keep you motivated. The more you do, the more you'll want to do. Accomplishing things feels nice. Knowing you have your s.hit together feels nice.

Eat healthy. Fruit, vegetables. Stuff that won't make your blood sugar go wild. Cut up some fruit and leave it in the fridge for when you're in a rush: carrots, apples, orange slices, celery sticks to dip in peanut butter. Yogurt, a V8, a can of tuna or packet of salmon and pickles. Eat breakfast! I ate tons of cereal in college. Take a vitamin every morning. When you find time, go for a run or go to an aerobics class through your university fitness center. Stretch or do a warm-up and some weight-lifting yourself in your room (unless your roommate bothers you). Exercise is the best stress-reliever.

Meditation classes also helped me to focus in college. I took a class once a week for a 9-week session and it was excellent. Meditating for 10 minutes a day makes you feel totally motivated and even helps you read faster and think quicker.

Answer 4

It all depends on how important your education is to you. If you truely want to do well in school, you can if you apply yourself. I worked 40+ hours a week while raising 3 children and took 14-17 credits hours a semester and kept a 3.85 grade point average. I spent all my nonworking time either caring for my family or doing homework. You also need to eat a balanced diet and get adequate sleep to stay healthy. A flu shot is also highly recommended as you will come in contact with a lot of people between your job and schooling. There is no time for partying if you want to do well in college, there will be time for fun after you complete your education.

Answer 5

Dude, it's all how badly you want it. I'm in 16 units working at least 30 hours a week with my two jobs. Basically, I have no life save one night a week. I study my a $ $ off and go to all my classes. One night a week is enough for me because the sooner I get the big payoff the better. It's all up to you and what you know in your heart you can handle.

Answer 6

They say you spend 2-3 hours outside of the class for every hour in the class. So you need to spend 45 - 60 total hours on school work plus 20 hours of work.
It's doable but you're going to have to scrimp on time and maybe even find a different job. But I'm sure there's some of your subjects that won't be as demanding as the others which will help with time.
Don't know until you try.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Drop a class or two. They say you should devote 3 hours of study time to every hour spent in school, re-read 3 times what you study.... and you need sleep and rest. You need to work but you don't need to burn yourself on both ends.... But if you decide to keep your classes... good luck.

Answer 9

People do it all the time, you won't be the first or last. good luck though. Sleep whenever you get the chance and on your days off.

Answer 10

possable but dont let the work interfeer with your schooling in my opion?