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It depends on the company and the person. One might also find themselves with a lot of free time, after switching from a college schedule involving spending a good portion of the evening studying to going home at 5/6pm and having an evening with no work-related activities.</p>
<p>When I attended college, I was in a BS + dual masters program. At the end of my 4th year, I had finished the first masters and was about half way done with the second. I finished the 2nd half via long distance while working at an engineering company. When taking courses while working, I found that the courses suddenly had far more meaning. I’d often choose courses related to things I was doing at work and apply the concepts learned in my courses to improving my company’s tech. This made learning much easier. I was no longer memorizing concepts that I’d likely never use. Instead I was seeing how the concepts are applied and why they are important. This led to greater success in both classes and work. I’d usually only take 1 class per quarter, which made it easy to fit everything in. Some colleges have a minimum number of credits per quarter/semester and may not permit this type of low schedule.</p>