<p>A few weeks ago, my English professor chose me to be her Student Assistant for the upcoming semester. I am currently a pre-med student (Sophomore). I will be taking Organic Chemistry and Physics in the fall semester. Does it sound like a good idea for me to take the Student Assistant position, or should I focus on my school work?</p>
<p>What does the “Student Assistant” job entail? How many hours a week is it? How did you do your first year? Do you think you’ve adjusted well, have a good handle on studying, and did well in your courses?</p>
<p>I almost always think it’s useful to have a job (or get involved in something), if you can handle it, especially if the other option is to do nothing.</p>
<p>The job is basically general office work ( making copies, grading, etc). The hours depends on how many I want to do. During my first year I did nothing (this would be my first job opportunity).
I think I have a good handle on studying. My grades have made a tremendous improvement. During my Freshman year my average GPA for spring and fall semester was a 2.5 (because I did not study as much as I should have). Last semester my Fall GPA was a 3.75 (I anticipate my grades for this Spring semester to be around 3.62). </p>
<p>But I defiantly think that you are right. If I can handle it, do it.
Thank you for replying to my post.</p>
<p>If you have the flexibility to pick how many hours you want to do, then I’d definitely recommend it. It’s good to keep connections with professors, especially one’s that thought highly enough of you to offer you a job, especially one that entails grading. It sounds like it’s flexible based on when you are available and those kinds of jobs are really great. I’m a big believer that everyone (unless you’re really struggling in school or have other commitments outside of school, like a family or a sport) has at least 10 hours/week to work, if not more. Sometimes, jobs can even help you structure your time, if procrastination is a huge problem or there are other time management issues.</p>
<p>And if it turns out you can’t handle it, then you are allowed to quit. Obviously, do it professionally and respectfully, but professors understand that you’re a student first and wouldn’t want your grades to suffer because of this job.</p>
<p>@baktrax thank you for the advice.</p>