<p>Hey, I was just curious how many people here worked while going to CC. Where did you work at and for how many hours a week? How many units were you taking on each semester? Did you have trouble balancing school and work at times?</p>
<p>I worked at an area Credit Union as a Loan Officer. I worked 30 hours a week and took anywhere from 12 - 17 units. At times it was challenging balancing the two. Mainly I'd grow irritated with work during slow periods because I realized I could be devoting that wasted time to my studies. Overall it was fairly simple as I had a set schedule and always had Sundays/Holidays off.</p>
<p>How did you get a job like that?</p>
<p>I'm 23 so I am probably older than the average. Though at CalSo they did say the average age of transfer is 23 so I could be wrong. Essentially I had what they were looking for. Keep in mind I was hired as a teller originally.</p>
<p>1) I had previous money handling experience. (I worked as a Box Office Cashier at a movie theatre and then as an Asst. Manager in their money handling department.)</p>
<p>2) I had loads of customer service experience as an Assistant Manager.</p>
<p>3) I did well in my interview.</p>
<p>Working at a Credit Union is cool, however, I'm not going to miss it.</p>
<p>that's pretty cool, beats working at jack in the crack</p>
<p>I did cash management for a retailer. Worked 30-40 hours a week; the most I worked was a little over 50 during the holiday season. CC (15 units on average) isn't that hard, so juggling school and work wasn't a problem. </p>
<p>It only became a problem when I picked up a couple of extra jobs, haha.</p>
<p>Is taking five 3 unit courses a lot tougher and time constraining than taking three 5 unit courses? The 3 unit courses being econ, sociology, english, business, anthro and the 5 unit courses being calculus, accounting, and foreign language.</p>
<p>I worked for the state 40+ hrs a week, worked as a promotional model 5-10 hrs on the weekends and took 12-15 units </p>
<p>in addition, I have two children, so it is possible to work and go to CC</p>
<p>I feel lazy! While at CC, I worked 40 hours a week and took 3-9 units a semester depending on how I was feeling. My biggest issue was that my office hours were inflexible, so I could only take night/online/Saturday classes. I recommend taking at least 9 units per semester if you have to work full time, because that plus 40 hours of work is really not that hard (I still had plenty of time to do other things).</p>
<p>It is blowing my mind to think the opposite way. My school schedule next semester takes precedence and most of my weekday hours, and I am not seeing a way to fit my current job in, not even part time at 10 hours a week. </p>
<p>jk_91: I would think the three, 5 unit classes would be easier to handle, but only because I don't think foreign language is <em>that</em> hard. Plus, having to think of only three subjects might be easier than having to think of (and remember) five subjects. There might be an exception when two or more of the subjects really complement each other, which seems to be the case in the five subjects you have chosen (anthro/sociology; econ/business??).</p>
<p>I worked 0 jobs, working 0 hours per week, with 0 children...:D</p>
<p>alansda, what's the most amount of units you took on in a semester?</p>
<p>i transferred in two years. for a year and a half i worked at this ice cream shop near my home for about 20 hours a week. my schedule was fairly flexible and there was a lot of downtime to study so i didnt have any problems. then the store closed down and for my last semester at CC i worked in my college as an english tutor for 24 hrs/week.<br>
I took between 12-19 units. I didn't have a problem with my classes during the regular semester. I found it a bit difficult during winter/summer session to take even one or two classes while working though. There is just so much work during those shorter sessions.
I would say it was far easier with the ice cream shop job. I had access to a computer with internet and I could do whatever I wanted. The tutoring job could be mentally exhausting sometimes and its hard to get yourself to study or do assignments afterwards, but luckily I had a light load during my last semester when I worked as a tutor.</p>
<p>I worked while going to a community college. I worked 23-29 hours a week. And I took around 16 units a semester. That was during my first year. My grades weren't bad, but they definitely weren't 4.0 status. After I quit my jobs, I had so much more time with school, the next two semesters (my second year) I pulled off 4.0s.</p>
<p>I work 20 hours a week and for the Fall semester I took 15 units then for Spring I took 15. For the upcoming Fall semester I am going to be taking 18 units because I felt it was really well balanced working 20 hours and taking 15 units so I am trying to challenge myself, I don't think it will be very different at all. I am lucky because my job allows me to take breaks to study, reseach, etc.</p>
<p>I didn't work at all during CC and basically lived off the GI Bill. I guess thats my reward for joining the Marine Corps and suffering in the desert for a year.</p>
<p>Interning now - Accounting Part-Time to fit my school schedule.</p>
<p>I work 35~40 hours a week. </p>
<p>It has been 5 years since my last college class when I first started to go back to school. </p>
<p>I began with taking 9 units to have a feel for the difficulty. I eased my way up to doing full time school with 12 units, then 13 units next semester w/ one honor class. Then, again took 13 units with 2 being honors the following semester. </p>
<p>I am currently taking a summer course--Calc 1. This is tougher than I'd expected. The workload and the fast pace of the course is somewhat challenging.</p>
<p>I am planning to do 15 units, five three unit courses this fall with two of them being honors.</p>
<p>I think the problem is not with the daily homeworks/assignments but rather the projects that are due in between them (midterm and/or final projects on top of your tests). These can become a grade wrecker if you're a procrastinator. I had to take some PTO in order to maintain a decent GPA.</p>
<p>My weekends depended on my classes...;/</p>
<p><strong><em>Note: I did not have any high level math or science classes.</em></strong></p>
<p>The first semester I took at a CC I was working at the family biz, so I was working 15 hour shifts 5x a week, while taking 7 units on the other two days. Eventually the biz was sold, and I worked part-time for about 12 hours while taking 16 units during the summer, and then for last semester I worked 40 hours a week while taking 10 units. </p>
<p>It may have been a bit stressful, but I like being active.</p>
<p>I have a part-time job, 25 hrs. per week, sometimes a bit more. I've had this job since I started CC and have taken 9 units in fall, 3 in winter intersession and 16 in spring. During winter and fall I did have time to do some freelance web-design on the side. It was intense sometimes during that spring semester, but I managed.</p>
<p>Right now I'm taking a condensed 5-unit Algebra class and THAT is intense with work, often assignments are due the next day and you have to re-read lecture notes and practice in the evening, since the class meets everyday.</p>
<p>Did any of you who took a lot of units while working feel that the work load prohibit you from getting good grades?</p>
<p>What kind of work do you do? I'm sure it can get pretty stressful if it's a more labor intensive job.</p>