<p>Hey guys, I've been wondering.. Is it hard to balance among work,study,class, and social life?</p>
<p>It just seems so impossible to me.. Should I drop a class in order to find time? I have 5 classes and most of them have lab/discussion classes.</p>
<p>Wish we knew too-
My son will be doing work study with 5 classes as well. Supposedly they work with you to find something manageable. I hope so!</p>
<p>I did it in my freshman yr and more than 4 classes plus work is too overwhelming during the 1st semester.</p>
<p>I took 5 classes, worked 15 hours a week, and also worked in admissions my first semester, plus joined a fraternity, and had a social life all my first semester, and it was manageable to me, I dont see how 5 classes and a job would be too much</p>
<p>To OP - My “S” is an incoming freshman with 17Cr’s. He’s planning on FWS about 10-12hrs/week. He’s not doing sports or Greek Life. As parents, we think he can “handle it” and will add some structure. A recent article on USNews WR said that students with some amount of FWS have better grades.</p>
<p>We have an “agreement” that if he truly feels he cannot do FWS due to time constraints, course load/difficulty, he can quit. After all - it’s his spending money which will be impacted.</p>
<p>This needs to be an individual decision - based on course load/difficulty, student’s organization skills, need for “cash”, invovlement in sports/Greek Life, etc.</p>
<p>CJ</p>