<p>At college this fall, I will obviously be focused on getting the best grades possible in all my classes. As of now, I will also be a sports writer for the University newspaper ($30 a week). I also want to try and do a club or intramural sport like soccer, futsal, etc. Is this too much to try to do in your very first year or even your very first semester? I was looking to maybe get a part time job on campus to get more income, but I doubt I will even have time for that.</p>
<p>it is not too much because i joined many clubs my first semester and was doing articles and illustrations for the school news paper. I cant say anything about the part time job though unless you only plan on working weekends because I only worked at my school.</p>
<p>The job is part time and I choose my hours. I think i will do the two jobs and not do sports the first semester. If time allows I’ll add sports the second semester.</p>
<p>I don’t think so. My first semester of college I was part of the equestrian club and had a part time job. Second semester I joined a more rigorous club (rowing) which was going varsity the next semester so it obviously demanded more hours and we had 5am practices. I still kept my job and juggled all my classes during this time as well. I think you can do it.</p>
<p>There may be different levels of intramural/club sports with different practice/game schedules. It probably won’t be as intense as, say, a high school soccer team with daily practices for a couple of hours each afternoon. </p>
<p>I don’t think that its too much. During my freshman year I took 17 credits, worked 20 hours a week, was part of a club and was involved in a sorority interest group which met once a week and included a service project a week </p>
<p>I think you need to take into consideration your personal need for downtime on this also. If you are an introvert you probably need to schedule in some time to just chill. If you are an extrovert and don’t need a lot of time to yourself, that schedule sounds doable. </p>
<p>Well I’m adamant to do well in academics. The newspaper job I will love and the other job is pretty flexible and won’t take much of my time. I want to join a sports team and join the Christian organization on campus. My parents told me to do the bare minimum in terms of extra things outside of academics until I get into a rhythm. Living in an apartment, I also have extra duties already including laundry weekly, some cooking and dishwashing, etc. I like having something to do but I also like downtime. </p>
<p>make a 7 day schedule by day and time and fill it with your class times, your news paper times, sports, study hours, chores, sleep, getting ready (ie. shower, brushing teeth, using the restroom) eating, driving because you need to make time to drive places and that includes getting gas, and everything you do on a weekly basis. that will tell you what your schedule looks like if you can Handel it and can add more or if it is too much for you. </p>
<p>If it’s intramurals/club sports and nothing official, most will allow you to join mid-semester, so you if decide there’s time in fall while working your jobs, try contacting the clubs you’d like to join! Good luck!
Also, to be honest I don’t think and intramural sport+ what you mentioned is too much,but it really all depends on the classes you take…</p>
<p>I would choose intramural sports. They don’t take up much time. See how you do the first semester. You can always join a club sport the next year.</p>
<p>After orientation, my schedule is busier. I have 18 units, two of which are an internship with the university TV station producing shows. The university radio station wants me to do live updates during football games (I already have season tickets so this doesn’t add to my schedule technically). I also have my job with the newspaper too like I’ve already mentioned. Forgetting intramural sports or a Christian club for this semester, will this schedule now be too much or just right?</p>
<p>Internships eat up time. </p>
<p>If you can handle it, than it’s okay.</p>
<p>18 units and an intership? It sounds like it would be way too much for me, but different people can function with different amounts of pressure…</p>
<p>What did you do in college? Were you very busy?</p>
<p>I have seen people thrive with this many activities and some people crash and burn.</p>
<p>The main thing is to keep track of how you are doing in classes and drop activities if your grades are not what you want.</p>
<p>In high school I was very busy with various activities and even held a few jobs. All that with doing A work in every class every semester.</p>