<p>and how many hours do you plan to work while attending your UC?</p>
<p>i find it difficult to work, do extracurriculars, study, and have somewhat of a life. it’s quite an admirable skill to be able to do all the aforementioned and keep your grades up.</p>
<p>my friend from Cal said it best… he envies the rich kids who dont have to work to pay for their rent (he lives in so cal by the way)… so they have that extra time to build their resumes, more time to study for their MCATs, and more resources and time to do things abroad such as philantrophist acts in Africa and South East Asia… while the normal kids are spending their time at school and working… so naturally you can see who will be more competitive for med school… that’s capitalism for you =)</p>
<p>I’ll be working while at school (40 hours/week). I’ll have to in order to pay fees and tuition given that I don’t even qualify for much of the state’s financial aid. </p>
<p>BTW, nice rip on capitalism. The Jungle is a great novel as well as a great indictment of the capitalist system. If you haven’t read it, I’d highly recommend it. (Unfortunately, more recent novels–like Fast Food Nation–make it painfully clear that the labor practices of the meat industry really haven’t changed over the last century.)</p>
<p>i tried that whole… put all your classes on 2/3 days thing, and it’s not for me. my old coworkers recommended that, and THEY were able to do it, but it wasnt for me. finals and midterms landed on the same days which became extremely draining.</p>
<p>i’ll try to work 15-25 hours per week, hopefully at a job paying more than $12/hr since rent is so expensive in the westwood area. i live about 25-30 minutes from UCLA w/ absolutely no traffic… with traffic, upwards to 1.5 hours, give and take, plus taking time to find parking. i know cuz my brother commuted his last 2 years at UCLA… with gas prices, i think it’ll be more advantageous to find a place to rent.</p>
<p>I work 25 hours now to pay rent while I’m in a CCC, but I’m hoping when I transfer in the fall I can try to find a paying internship, that way I’ll boost my resume and have a little bit of an income (: You should check that at the school you are going to!</p>