<p>I'm taking 13 units next semester, volunteering 5-10 hrs a week to fire dept(necessary for my career), and the minimum i can work at my job is 2 days a week adding up to 16 hours a week. Is this work load too much? Will I have a lot of free time still to snowboard/surf/friends/gym/all other teenage hobbies?</p>
<p>Should I take up my parent's offer to support me every week in college with money?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t take up your parent’s offer. It’s tempting, but in the end you’re better served by learning to be responsible for yourself. That involves making some money of your own. Sure ask them for a little help to pay off school if its within their means to do so, but working is a good thing. Just don’t work too much. In any case it doesn’t sound like too much work to me (I’ve done 18 credit hrs and worked ~30 hrs btw three jobs), but then again I’m not you so I don’t know. Depending on the job you’re getting also keep in mind that you might be able to work extra hours during vacations or breaks if you need the extra money. And I’m not sure what kind of job it is, but it might also help you out when you go internship or job searching later on in your college career.</p>
<p>we’ll let’s think about it…
in a week there is 168 hours
let’s say u sleep 6hrs per day. So that’s 168 - (6x7) = 126 hours left.
Volunteer for 10 hours, 116 hours left.
I am taking 13 credits as well, so I’ll assume you have class for about 4 hours a day as well.
116 - (5x4) = 96 hours left.
work for 16hrs a week, 96-16=80hrs </p>
<p>80/7=11 hours 25minutes left per day to study and do anything else.</p>
<p>My math might be wrong. All done in my head.</p>
<p>Drash, you failed as soon as you started thinking about the week in hours. You have to look at it by day. Every day is going to be different. Just because he may have X hours available throughout the week, it doesn’t mean his schedule will allow him to work those X hours or whatever the case may be.</p>
<p>A daily schedule outling each activity whether it be classes, volunteering, or work, would allow the OP to see whether it’s too much for him to handle. That’s how I always organize my schedule for the semester. I never follow it too closely since stuff always comes up, but it allows me to tell my managers at least when I’ll be around to work.</p>
<p>I know BP, it was just an example. He can use my idea on his daily basis. I would have to know MUCH MUCH more details than that to give him an accurate answer.</p>
<p>Whats so wrong with getting help from parents?</p>
<p>My parents help me out so that I don’t have to work during the school year, and can concentrate on school and my lab internship. I take it as a way to learn how to budget money, not a handout. You can learn to be responsible with money without actually having to make it yourself.</p>
<p>there’s a lot more responsibility that it learned from working for yourself. getting a hand out from your parents is like having them feed you when you’re a kid. sure you’re still accomplishing the goal of eating to survive (budgeting), but it’s someone else who is helping you out with eating (giving you the money).</p>
<p>the reason you gave for parents giving kids money for school is a very common one. i’m not saying it’s wrong or right. i’m just saying you’ll probably benefit more in the long run if you learn to work for yourself rather than have them help you out all the time. it’s all about becoming dependent. of course that happens at different ages for different people.</p>
<p>I think you should try it. See how much work your classes are going to require and what kind of projects/papers you’re going to have to be dealing with. You might even be able to cut down on the work or volunteering hours if you see what options are available. </p>
<p>For me working during school is not about learning responsibility. Borrowing money from my parents is just that- borrowing. By working I can save up money. I can earn more money than I actually need in a week, and thus I’m able to save up for the future. I would be afraid that by living off my parent’s money all through college I would be stuck with no money to live on after college. Yes, I hope to have some kind of decent job after school, but I want to have something to help get me started so I don’t feel stuck or stressed about starting the rest of my life.</p>
<p>I think you should give it a try. My situation is kinda similar. I am taking 16 credits and am hoping to work minimum of 10 hrs(applied for jobs but didn’t get responds back yet).
I really think it is up to the person. If you keep up with your classes(not procrastinate) then you should be okay. And also it depends on where you are going, because I think some universities are harder than others.</p>
<p>Gook Luck! :D</p>