Fulltime college while Working??

Infosys / Eng
Sotc44

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Sotc44
Aug 22, 2017 19 Comments

Anyone here going college fulltime (online or onsite Bachelor/Masters)? Want to hear your stories. Is it doable?

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  • Impossible Foods / Mgmt
    se7endust

    Go to company page Impossible Foods Mgmt

    BIO
    Techno-Economic guru for food science and production startup. PhD, MBA, PE, CMA.
    se7endust
    Full-time school plus full-time career (latter as 40 hours a week paid hourly) is difficult and I would say impossible for most. A good rule of thumb is to multiply your credit hours by 3, and that is how much time you will spend a week on class work. It can be done but you need to be aware of your limitations and schedule your time wisely.
    Aug 22, 2017 3
    • Infosys / Eng
      Sotc44

      Go to company page Infosys Eng

      Sotc44
      OP
      @FKjW30 kudos to you!! Are you doing college online or on campus? How many hours per week you allocate for college ?
      Aug 23, 2017
    • Impossible Foods / Mgmt
      se7endust

      Go to company page Impossible Foods Mgmt

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      Techno-Economic guru for food science and production startup. PhD, MBA, PE, CMA.
      se7endust
      I wasn't asked but since I did this, I will answer. Undergrad, I took 12-15 hours of course work at a school comparable to UC Berkeley (40-45 hours of school work) while working just under 40 hours a week. Grad school was 35 hours in coursework/teaching and 35 hours working. It can be done but you have to be disciplined. It also helps if you are younger and have high energy and not much of a social or family life.
      Aug 23, 2017
  • Chase / Other
    135

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    BIO
    Data Analyst, Relationship Manager
    135
    I did full time 40 hours, worked with management to start my day early to get off early. I would bust over to campus and was usually 15-20 minutes late, but that's usually right when the professors were getting into the new stuff and not recapping or answering questions. I took 24 credits one semester doing this. 3 credits were online. Not only that but for some extra spending cash I would work weekends delivering pizzas. It was an insanely busy time in my life. Literally every minute of my day had to be planned out and used efficiently. I studied while on the toilet and while driving. It sucked but I was able to do a bachelor's in under 3 years and still support my wife and newborn baby. You can do it, but you need to be really good about managing time and staying on task. Literally no time can be wasted, and no real social life either. Don't recommend it unless you are ok with the consequences.
    Aug 23, 2017 2
  • Bothman Construction
    ehVm46

    Bothman Construction

    ehVm46
    Don't do it . I worked full time and add in your commute u barely have time to eat before getting to class and frying your brain for a few hours then getting sleep deprived
    Repeat that 5 times a day for 4 .months
    Aug 22, 2017 0
  • Autodesk / Mgmt
    Junkpal

    Go to company page Autodesk Mgmt

    BIO
    Am her junkpal - ex-co CEO
    Junkpal
    Most international students study masters with part time work of 20hrs every week.. I don't think full time work and full time coursework is possible .. After 2 months , it will lead to burnout syndrome..
    Aug 22, 2017 0
  • Intel
    sillycon

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    sillycon
    make sure your management is bought into it ... you will have conflicts trying to satisfy the two
    Aug 22, 2017 1