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I'm so Fing swamped I haven't gone out (just once or twice) in months. When I'm finally done with full time work and a little secondary work to cover car repairs and all the BS, I'm too exhausted to want to research a bunch of crap to get my piece of paper that says I'm an expert when I already have like 95% of the knowledge and skills I'll get from my MA already. I'm just jumping through BS hoops now.

I wish I could be like the other students who only work 10-15 hours/week while in grad school. I don't know how I'm going to get everything done.

I'll agree with this one, I worked full time and went to grad school part time for three years. It really sucked. Add to that a lot of my friends were still in college or had just graduated so we partied like crazy still every weekend.

I don't know how the hell I did it those years.

With the economy sucking as it is, I'm almost hoping I get laid off so I can work 50 hours/week on finishing everything, and then worry about a job in December... and be broke, but ya know.

Being a full time student is a full time job, no doubt about it. Adding a job on top of that is tough.

But being a parent is a full time job as well, and having a full time job is a full time job. I did all of those while going to grad school, so forgive me for not breaking out the violin.

Keep plugging away, it will pay off.

I've been vacillating on getting something on the side while I'm plugging away at grad school, too. I know I need something to make me competitive for practicum positions next semester, but I don't know if I can deal with a part-time position and grad work at the same time. I need my breaks for my sanity, so I'm stll thinking about it.

Keep at it, JC. You'll get through it.

I worked full time while going to Grad School (MBA) full time and was also, initially, in a new marriage. Not sure which was the most grueling. I covered a territory in which I had to drive 100 miles each morning just to get to it (Champaign) and often found myself in Terre Haute or Effingham at 4:30 when I had a class in Peoria at 7. I did a lot of studying while driving 70 MPH down the highway (not recommended). I think the only thing that saved me was that I truly enjoyed school, which I couldn't really say about the other two.

i was lucky that as a grad student all my jobs were jobs on campus

Currently I work full-time and take 2 MBA classes a quarter. Last year I made the decision to be a B student and do as little work as possible in subjects I don't care about. Maybe I sound like a slacker, but I think I have my priorities straight.

Michael wrote:Currently I work full-time and take 2 MBA classes a quarter. Last year I made the decision to be a B student and do as little work as possible in subjects I don't care about. Maybe I sound like a slacker, but I think I have my priorities straight.

Other than listing my graduate GPA on a resume, I don't think it's ever been noticed or discussed by anyone. And I've been told that your undergrad GPA is much more important, as depressing as that is to me.

JC, can't you get a TA position? It should be less demanding on your time than an 8:00-5:00 job.