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Balancing Work and School Options
ARMY101
#41 Posted : Sunday, January 02, 2011 11:45:35 AM
Rank: Student Body President




Joined: 12/20/2010
Posts: 1,572
Zion wrote:
ARMY101 wrote:
sciencegeek wrote:
I DESPERATELY need a job but I can't allow myself to make the risk of letting my grades drop. Im holding on to my 95% but I fear that work will lower this no matter how well I balance my time. Either way, I have not time due to extra-curricular activites and homework

Learn to manage your time better then. There's no way you're THAT busy in high school that you couldn't have even a job that takes 20-25 hours a week. I had almost your same average and I was working a full-time and a part-time job.

lolwut

Are you a single mom or something?

No, in high school I was working a full-time job and a part-time job. Last year during university I was working a full-time job and a part-time job, and this year I'm working 2 part-time jobs and doing volunteer work. No sweat. What's the problem?
ARMY101
#42 Posted : Sunday, January 02, 2011 11:47:27 AM
Rank: Student Body President




Joined: 12/20/2010
Posts: 1,572
sciencegeek wrote:
ARMY101 wrote:
sciencegeek wrote:
I DESPERATELY need a job but I can't allow myself to make the risk of letting my grades drop. Im holding on to my 95% but I fear that work will lower this no matter how well I balance my time. Either way, I have not time due to extra-curricular activites and homework

Learn to manage your time better then. There's no way you're THAT busy in high school that you couldn't have even a job that takes 20-25 hours a week. I had almost your same average and I was working a full-time and a part-time job.


Umm first off we are two different people who two different lives. I have important extra-curricular activities everyday and have not time to commit to a job. If I were to work, it would cut into my study time. So dont compare me to you becuase we have different study habits, different lives, different responsibilities. THANKS.

Calm your hormones. You came to us and said you "desperately" needed a job. I gave you advice on how to get a job while still being in school. There's no reason your job would have to cut into study time, and if it did, then you'd have to develop more effective study habits.

What are your "extra curricular" activities? Why are they so important, especially considering you say you so desperately need money but won't take the time to make that money?
Gorges26
#43 Posted : Sunday, January 02, 2011 12:00:13 PM
Rank: Senior Student


Joined: 12/29/2010
Posts: 145
kaloolah wrote:
They limit my access to technology, including time on the computer (except for the holidays, like now), time watching television and I do not have a cell phone or any gaming systems.

As previously discussed, they prohibit me from engaging in certain activities. For a couple of examples, I can not work and they wouldn't let me be in the school musical. I do have some say in what I do, but its definitely not completely left up to me. For the most part I enjoy what I do, and I have not had too many major conflicts over this.


Ouch. Your parents are control freaks. The only reason you're okay with it at the moment and don't feel suffocated is because you haven't lived on your own and experienced some independence.
kaloolah
#44 Posted : Sunday, January 02, 2011 2:36:13 PM
Rank: Senior Student




Joined: 12/19/2010
Posts: 177
Gorges26 wrote:
kaloolah wrote:
They limit my access to technology, including time on the computer (except for the holidays, like now), time watching television and I do not have a cell phone or any gaming systems.

As previously discussed, they prohibit me from engaging in certain activities. For a couple of examples, I can not work and they wouldn't let me be in the school musical. I do have some say in what I do, but its definitely not completely left up to me. For the most part I enjoy what I do, and I have not had too many major conflicts over this.


Ouch. Your parents are control freaks. The only reason you're okay with it at the moment and don't feel suffocated is because you haven't lived on your own and experienced some independence.



Exxxxxxxxactly
Aino
#45 Posted : Friday, January 07, 2011 2:20:13 AM
Rank: Frosh




Joined: 1/7/2011
Posts: 7
Well... I have two part-time jobs currently. One in my hometown, and one on campus at my school. I got very lucky. I have been at my job (at home) for 3-4 years now, so they let me work every other weekend and during my breaks. At school, I only work Thursdays.
So it's very easy for me to balance everything.
My jobs are anything but stressful.
cheers
meesh41
#46 Posted : Friday, January 07, 2011 8:16:21 PM
Rank: Frosh


Joined: 12/13/2010
Posts: 8
I have to balance two jobs, basketball, school and a boyfriend. Basketball involves me being away almost every weekend for three months straight! I work anywhere from 10-18 hours a week. Because I did this, my hours of sleep suffered huge :|
sarahmck
#47 Posted : Monday, January 10, 2011 4:36:53 PM
Rank: Frosh


Joined: 1/10/2011
Posts: 6
I honestly have no idea how I'm going to balance work and school while in university. Even in high school, I feel like all spare time is gone. I can't remember the last day that I didn't have to go to work, school, or both.
musicmaniac
#48 Posted : Sunday, January 16, 2011 8:39:03 PM
Rank: Student Body President


Joined: 3/3/2010
Posts: 9,235
Not all jobs are easy to keep while you're in school. For instance I'm a photography student and nothing is planned out perfectly. I run around almost 24/7 doing work for school because nothing goes as planned. How would I be able to maintain a job during school when I barely have time to sleep?
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