Full time student and have a full time job

[RKS]

It took me 4 years instead of 3 but I was able to get my JD while working full time. My 'life' was on hold during that period but there wasn't anything good on tv anyway. :laugh:

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
A lot of universities have a policy about how many hours a Master's/PhD student can work outside of the university.

How do they enforce this?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: destrekor
that thing called a life? um... first step towards success is to throw that out the door. Once you are completely devoid of socialization, you may have a chance.

And unregister from these forums right away. It could be the start of a very bad, very time-absorbing habit.

 

[JujuFish]

In high school, my biology teacher was also working on his masters and had a newborn baby as well. The guy was lucky to get 4 hours of sleep a night.

 

[Deeko]

In college I had a full course load, worked two part time jobs totalling 30-40 hours/week, played for (and was president of) the volleyball team, and was an executive council member of my fraternity. Oh, and I still went out 3-4 nights/week.

You sacrifice that petty little thing called "sleep". Who needs it???

 

[BigDH01]

I work ~45 hours a week salaried while getting my Masters. My hardest classes are done though and this semester is just Game Theory and my Creative Component. Will be done in May.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: sonambulo

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
A lot of universities have a policy about how many hours a Master's/PhD student can work outside of the university.

I work full-time and attend a master's program, but mine is geared toward the working man (or woman).

Where are you studying? That sounds like something that could really help me in a few years so if you're willing to share I'd appreciate.

OP, you can work and study full time if you're willing to give up socializing. No binge drinking on weekends either (you lose the next day) and you can pretty much forget games and fun shit on your downtime. It's nice if you can pull off graduating with almost no debt though!

I'm getting my Master's in Human Resource Management, since that's the field I work in.

 

[Nitemare]

Didn't have full-time job and full-time school, but did have a full-time job, a part-time job 16-24 hours a week and 12 credit hours once though(was also married at the time).

Pretty much sleep when you can, eat when you can and it's work or school every remaining hour.

There is 0 fun

 

[Acanthus]

I move that its impossible as a science major to work full time and not drive your grades down.

 

[Aharami]

some majors can be done. I know someone who works full time in NYC, attends masters program in nyc full time, has two babies and a wife back home in jersey (who also works in the city). His day starts at 5am, ends at 1am. He is doing his MBA but he agreed that something like FT masters in engineering would be impossible to do while working FT also.

 

[SunnyD]

I did it back in 2000-2001. Finished up my degree with full time classes, worked full time, and had kids too.

 

[Xavier434]

Taking that path means no social life at all. College is a lot more than academics and money. The experience is something you can't buy and will never get a chance to do again. That alone was worth me taking out some loans instead of working a ton of hours.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
I move that its impossible as a science major to work full time and not drive your grades down.

meh...good thing grades don't really have much of an impact in the real world.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Acanthus
I move that its impossible as a science major to work full time and not drive your grades down.

meh...good thing grades don't really have much of an impact in the real world.

They do if you plan to get a higher education or want to apply for scholarships.

 

[MetalMat]

Originally posted by: ThinkPad
How do you do it?

By having bills to pay and my parents not supporting me during college. Worked 30-35 hour weeks and was in EECE, also in bands and other such stuff. So basically I had little free time.

Took me 6 years to graduate though.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Acanthus
I move that its impossible as a science major to work full time and not drive your grades down.

meh...good thing grades don't really have much of an impact in the real world.

They do if you plan to get a higher education or want to apply for scholarships.

Most scholarships I've seen aren't THAT strict with GPA - and I was acecpted at all the grad schools I've applied to so far (one still pending).

 

[djheater]

I work 45-55 hours a week and am in night school full time, I also have a wife and 3 children, and my wife's in nursing school.

It's PAINFUL, but satisfying. I often feel guilty that our kids get the worst of it. We also periodically live in filth. I mopped last night at 11:30 after getting home from class. It's winter here and we hadn't mopped in about 3 weeks... It was DISGUSTING.

Have a final tonight actually, which I'm not prepared for, luckily there's a curve and I've an A on everything else.

If I get into a good grad school program, I'll probably quit my job I'm thinking...

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Xavier434
Taking that path means no social life at all. College is a lot more than academics and money. The experience is something you can't buy and will never get a chance to do again. That alone was worth me taking out some loans instead of working a ton of hours.

I wasn't really much of a socialite anyway. It didn't affect me much. Plus I had a wife and kids by that point, so I had all the social shackling anyway. Classes were a nice deviation from the daily grind. Especially a FUN class.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: Xavier434
Taking that path means no social life at all. College is a lot more than academics and money. The experience is something you can't buy and will never get a chance to do again. That alone was worth me taking out some loans instead of working a ton of hours.

I wasn't really much of a socialite anyway. It didn't affect me much. Plus I had a wife and kids by that point, so I had all the social shackling anyway. Classes were a nice deviation from the daily grind. Especially a FUN class.

Having a wife and kids by that point changes everything.

 

[imported_ThinkPad]

i guess this leads to my second question, did you have wife and kids prior starting college or during college? and for those who had kids during college, why?

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: ThinkPad
How do you do it?

easily, 8 til 5, and take 3 night classes a week that go from 6pm til 9:30pm

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: ThinkPad
i guess this leads to my second question, did you have wife and kids prior starting college or during college? and for those who had kids during college, why?

During. Met my wife at college. As for the last question... you know... sex.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: ThinkPad
i guess this leads to my second question, did you have wife and kids prior starting college or during college? and for those who had kids during college, why?

Very few elect to have children while still in college. You knew the answer to this question before you asked it hehe.

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Acanthus
I move that its impossible as a science major to work full time and not drive your grades down.

meh...good thing grades don't really have much of an impact in the real world.

They do if you plan to get a higher education or want to apply for scholarships.

Most scholarships I've seen aren't THAT strict with GPA - and I was acecpted at all the grad schools I've applied to so far (one still pending).

Not to mention grad schools tend to like candidates who worked during undergrad.

 

[Mr Pickles]

40+ Hours at my job, two classes online and two night classes. All that and plenty of time for beers.