<p>Here is the deal. I will be taking these science major pre-reqs in fall 2010 and spring 2011: organic chem, physics, and bio. I most likely won't have any other classes but I have read comments on ratemyprofessor.com and for each of the classes I have listed there is a comment that reads "prepare to quit your job". For me, that is 3 X "prepare to quit your job". </p>
<p>I currently have a part-time job at a fast food restaurant(really lame by the way) which takes up about 15-20 hours per week. Should I quit it by fall 2010 or do you guys think this is doable?</p>
<p>Whats your financial status?
At once I worked around 20-30 hrs/wk
and took ODE,calc3,engineering physics, Gen Chem
Was really really tiring but was doable (i had 1b, 3a that semester)
but if you do not absolutely have to work
I would say you should quit… you wont have any time to get your GPA together…</p>
<p>It really comes down to what you think you can handle. I took 19 units (6 courses) my last semester and had a part-time job. It was hell, but I managed to work things out and earn good grades. I think my job kind of helped me keep my **** on track because time management is a huge issue for me… I didn’t have a lot of time for play. If money is a problem, then don’t quit. If it isn’t, then, well… Options!</p>
<p>But in the end, school > work (if you’re serious about it, of course).</p>
<p>It depends on how comfortable you are with the preparatory material. Those classes are what, 12 units? At 3 hours of studying per week per unit (which is to get an A, typically), that’s 36 hours a week outside of class spent studying. Including the class time of 3 lab classes that’s 6 hours in class per week per class, bringing us to 54 hours per week for school. On top of work, that’s 74 hours a week of non-free time, more than 10 hours of non-free time a day and probably more time than you can spare.</p>
<p>it all depends on how effective your study habits are and just how much you are willing to give up. 15-20 hours is really not that much; you can easily juggle work, instructional class time/lab, spend 2 hours of studying/homework for every instructional day, get an adequate amount of sleep every night, study for exams/midterms on weekends, and easily manage all A’s. </p>
<p>think of it this way - if you did quit your job, what would you do with your free time? would you actually spend those extra hours at the library studying for classes, or would you use them for fun? its very possible for both work and school; just dont expect to party on the weekends, go out with friends after class, or to spend gaps in your schedule just chillin.</p>
<p>what pyro said is absolutely correct. while i never studied, i found it a lot easier to finish my work when i had two jobs + 19 units. that way i basically had no time for anything other than classes/schoolwork/work other than on the weekends. there was no time wasted on anything other than those three things. it worked better for me. i noticed that the more preoccupied i was, the more productivity i had. hahaha</p>
<p>Fenris! I’m the same way! It’s so annoying!</p>
<p>If you can afford to quit, then quit! No sense in killing yourself over a lame job. If it was a job you loved, I’d say try it out. Maybe start the semester, and if it’s too much, quit.</p>
<p>I took Calc (engineering series), Chem+lab, Chicano studies, International Relations, and a stupid media studies class (art requirement).</p>
<p>Total it was 22 semester units and I worked 30 hours per week and I didn’t think it was too bad. It really depends on how you handle large course loads, I usually do better, when theres not not enough work I slack.</p>
<p>it really depends on your schedule . . . i have 20 units but luckily only have to go to school two days a week. so i go to job #1 no monday and friday, school ALL DAY on tuesday and thursday (I have four hours of break time per day which is when I get a lot o hw done in he library), job #2 on the weekends and wednesdays off for more hw/errands. it’s tiring but possible. then again i have five humanities classes and only one math . . . so maybe my workload is lighter than yours.</p>
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