First time holding down a job?

powercropper
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:33:37 +0000

For your first semester, I suggest you set up your class schedule with the intent to work 2 blocks of time each week during normal weeks. I suggest a 2-3 hour work block. A longer work block less frequently would be easier to deal with than many 1 hour work blocks. You have to figure in the coming and going to work, and the interruption in your studies.

After your first semester’s experience, you will have a better feel for how many hours of work you can handle each week. And like you said, GPA and academics come first. There is so much adjustment the first semester, so a lighter work load might make better sense.