<p>So I just began my sophomore year. I am majoring in math for secondary education … right now I am in physics 231, calculus 2, statistics 330, education 301, education 430 (17 credits). I just joined a community service sorority and have a meeting every Sunday, as well as volunteer hours needed during the week. I am on a award where I have to volunteer for 16 hours a semester. One of my education classes has a 30 hour observation requirement. I’m also in 2 clubs that meet about once a week and do intramural softball sunday nights. </p>
<p>Would you work with that schedule? I am thinking about 10-15 hour week job, but not sure…</p>
<p>That’s a lot of math/science, but if you’re good and those subjects and like them then it might not be that bad. Personally I don’t think I’d work with that schedule. You have a LOT going on, and that’s without considering time for studying and having a life. Unless you’re really desperate for money, 10-15 hours a week isn’t worth torturing yourself over. Sadly that’s the situation I’m in, and I’ve always worked while in school and it is hard. And I have always had fairly easy schedules.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’d kill you to take a break from working for one semester, unless it’s like I said and you just really need the money.</p>
<p>Nevermind I misread…</p>
<p>Okay, so you have 16 hours to volunteer over the span of the semester? And 30 more over the span of that semester as well? </p>
<p>Yeah, you could probably work if you wanted to. 10-15 hrs you should be fine.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s totally doable if it’s that little volunteer/observation commitment. [At least, it seems doable to me. I’m taking 19 credits with two 5-hour labs, a 30 hour a week internship, and a 10 hour a week lab job with PLENTY of free time.] Just use some time management skills, and it should be pretty simple to work 10-15 hrs/week.</p>
<p>^That one seems undoable… So seriously… that’s 29 hours class+lab (and say 29 hours more HW and sudying), 30 internship, and 10 hour job. </p>
<p>98 hours a week with plenty of free time? What’s the secret, crystal meth?</p>
<p>^ I get some downtime during lab and internship to study, so cut down a bunch of that for studying. Also, not all of my classes follow the “1 hour = 1 credit” rule, and 3 credits ARE that 30 hour a week internship, so I could have phrased that better.</p>