Working PT and Studying...

• babyreyes

  14 Nov 05, 11:31

  Any one here who are undergrads but working part time too?
  
  How do you all cope with school work and working part time?
  
  Then when it comes to exams period, how u handle it???
  
  Do u take leaves or something?
• jeramy

  14 Nov 05, 11:37

  can be done, if u willing to work hard
  
  last time i work and study, then during working days reach home at 11pm then do homework until 1-2am then sleep. then wake up at 7am, go sch at 9am and so on.
  
  during exams then request for 1-2 weeks break from work lo.
  
  i remember a period when i went for school in the morning, driving lessons in the afternoon, before rushing to work in the evening. very very busy, but very fulfilling.
• The Den

  14 Nov 05, 11:41

  Very tiring... but can skip OT... so oso not bad..
  
  tats wat im doing now.. lost 5kgs in the process... now i look like peter crouch..
• sinicker

  14 Nov 05, 11:44

  Originally posted by The Den:

  tats wat im doing now.. lost 5kgs in the process... now i look like peter crouch..

  wah ur height 2 metres ah?!
• The Den

  14 Nov 05, 12:17

  Originally posted by sinicker:

  wah ur height 2 metres ah?!

  Of cos... not... its just a nickname my friends gave me since I lost alot of weight studying pt..
  
  But being taller will be nice..
  
  
• sinicker

  14 Nov 05, 12:29

  Originally posted by The Den:

  But being taller will be nice..

  yup, being taller is nice.. i want to be at least enter the MRT train and have to duck. i only 175 nw.
• choco B

  14 Nov 05, 13:21

  My friends who worked PT take on hotel banquet and housekeeping jobs, as the work timing is by shift schedules, and you can avoid working during office hours/ exam periods.
  
  It was tiring and requires alot of time management and discipline. They coped through sheer grit!
  

  Originally posted by babyreyes:

  How do you all cope with school work and working part time?
  Then when it comes to exams period, how u handle it???
  Do u take leaves or something?

• Kenashi

  14 Nov 05, 13:22

  I rather work full time n study part time
• babyreyes

  14 Nov 05, 13:29

  Originally posted by Kenashi:

  I rather work full time n study part time

  i think like this more siong leys.
  
  i have 2 frens working full time n studying part time.....they are half dead by now. =X
• Kenashi

  14 Nov 05, 13:33

  Originally posted by babyreyes:

  i think like this more siong leys.
  
  i have 2 frens working full time n studying part time.....they are half dead by now. =X

  no leh, I am doing that for 3 yrs liao.
  
  at least got more money
• ah_suaiz

  14 Nov 05, 13:49

  Originally posted by babyreyes:

  Any one here who are undergrads but working part time too?
  
  How do you all cope with school work and working part time?
  
  Then when it comes to exams period, how u handle it???
  
  Do u take leaves or something?

  i assume you are a poly grad rite? so it is recommendable to get a ft job that is related to your field of study. therefore it will increase ur market value when u graduate.....cos compare with those fresh grads, u have at least a year plus of related working experience.....chances of getting the job is a lot more higher and can ask for more pay also......
• Ah Cek

  14 Nov 05, 13:53

  me work FT and study PT degree for 3 yrs. graduated already.
  
  of course very siong ah. juggle between work, study, exams...got family more siong!
• 798

  14 Nov 05, 14:06

  i got a female friend who studied same course as me, but she's studying part-time.
  
  i think it's xiong and you need the company to understand your situation. one thing good for part-time is you only study few modules and skip IA or general elective modules but it take 2 more years to grad.
• Ah Cek

  14 Nov 05, 14:10

  depends on what course u take, some course's duration same as FT. syllabus also same.
• Zooish

  14 Nov 05, 16:45

  Originally posted by babyreyes:

  Any one here who are undergrads but working part time too?
  
  How do you all cope with school work and working part time?
  
  Then when it comes to exams period, how u handle it???
  
  Do u take leaves or something?

  Doing it now, study in day, work at night. It really helps in time management, i procrastinate less now. If you are determined and disciplined enuf, you can work it out. I know lots of ppl working PT while studying in uni/poly.
  
  Exam period take leave lor, like wat i'm doin now.
• alfagal

  14 Nov 05, 17:03

  yeah working PT, studying full time
  
  Found a job tat is rather flexible. its night job. so i will put away time for work whenever i can afford. end at 2am. so will get home by 3 zzz then 7am wake and sch for lessons.
  
  if workload in sch is heavier, i wld do less days, or skip it altogether now tat exams are next week...
  
  time mgmt is v impt and know how much work u can handle is another. do not overestimate wat u can do...or will cause more stress