<p>I haven't been unemployed, since I was 15 and I'm 21 now. It took me a while to figure out what the heck I wanted to get a degree in so I finally found something that I think works for me. That being said, I took classes I didn't need so I'm going to take longer to graduate. </p>
<p>I paid off my truck, I decided to stay at home at least at the moment because it will save a ton of money while I'm in school. My school in 10-15 minutes away from my house so gas won't be that much and I have no other bills. </p>
<p>My question would be, if I decided to go ahead and quit my job(taking two summer classes, 4 days a week and my employer is only open certain times and not on weekends) and become a full time student, how many credit hours should I take? I've never taken more than 12 so I think I'll take 15 at least but would it be too much to take on another class with it? There won't be a any science classes but Calculus will be one of the classes and the rest are undetermined right now. I'm not good at math at all so can anyone recommend some ideas to me, based on your experience or something? Price isn't a factor, after lik 12-15 credit hours, the tuition plateaus and stays the same.</p>
<p>Any advice is appreciated.</p>
<p>It’s dependent on a few things: How hard the classes are, your time management skills and the amount of time you want left for recreation and other things. I took 18 units last semester and worked 15 hours a week. I also had a decent social life and got the grades I wanted. I’m also in the same housing/commuting boat that you are so my expenses are minimal, but I like having the cash and being able to save up. I like the certainty of having money there. There are trade-offs with either decision, but overall, both are pretty good so I think you’ll be fine with whatever you decide to do. </p>
<p>As far as how many units to take if you quit your job, I would say 15 to 18 units or more is pretty good. </p>
<p>Good Luck! :)</p>
<p>If tuition stays the same after 12 creds and you are 100% sure about quitting your job, I think taking on 18-20 credits might not be a bad idea if you only have one difficult class (Calc). I find that Math and Science classes are the most demanding in terms of studying and memorizing stuff, so I really think that 18-20 would be manageable.</p>
<p>Does your campus have a tutoring centre? If so, I think you could utilize it to help lessen hw/study time. I do for my pre-calc class and I can tell you it takes off HOURS from homework and helps me study at the same time.</p>
<p>Definitely before taking anything though, you should definitely consult with past students and stuff with how the courseload is! It’ll help determine how many credits you should take because some teachers obviously give a lot more homework/tests than others.</p>
<p>If you are perhaps thinking of keeping a job, I think 16-18 credits is manageable w/ a job. I currently take 18 credits with 13-15 hrs/wk for my job, only on weekdays (not opened on weekends too). If you want to keep a PT job on top of being a FT student, you can schedule your classes around that too! Just giving you an idea because my job is in an office that is opened 8-5, so I just scheduled my classes a certain way to fit that.</p>