Feeling guilty about quitting work-study?

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This is my final semester and I am taking 17 credit hours. Two of the courses (Calc and Biology) require me to study a lot since I’m horrible at math and the Bio professor is a tough grader.

I’ve been working at my work-study position for over a year. I really like it, and it’s in my field so I feel very lucky, but I’m grades are dropping. I’m barely passing the math class (I have maintained a 3.9 GPA so it’s freaking me out that I might fail a course) I tried cutting back my hours at my work study job from 20 hours to 15, but I’m still struggling. I only have 9 weeks to raise my math grade and I feel I need to dedicate any extra time I have to going to office hours or tutoring.

I just feel very guilty about quitting my work-study job. It’s a non-profit and they are short-handed right now. My family has agreed to help me financially, so thankfully that isn’t an immediate issue.

Is quitting the right decision? Anyone face anything similar?

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I had to quit the best job ever because I couldn’t make the schedule work with my school schedule. Sometimes I regret it but most days I know I made the right decision. For me school always comes first, but my situation was different it didn’t relate to STEM and it didn’t make me more employable. Work experience can be really crucial to getting a job after college. So you have to weigh that too. Whats your next step? into the work field or to graduate school?

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My next step would be graduate school.

4

It’s more important to get your grades up than to keep your work-study job, in your case. That said, be sure you leave your job on good terms with your supervisor!

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With a 3.9 GPA, I wouldn’t worry about it.