Anyone here with a high Gpa while working part time?
I've got the GPA part down. I'm currently volunteering at the hospital right now, but next term I want to balance a job that actually pays me while balancing school. I'm just wondering does a part-time job really drain you from your academics?
May 31, 2015
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During my undergrad, I worked 25-30 hour weeks while maintaining a 3.8+ gpa.
If your job is in any way related to your academics, it could be more beneficial to your overall academic growth rather than detrimental.
When I was a physics student in undergrad (A.K.A a lot of problem sets/studying), I kept a 3.7 sGPA with an on campus research job (was paid 14 USD an hour). An on-campus job will allow for flexible work hours and decent pay.
Hospital volunteering is great (I'm going to assume that you are pre-med...I'm currently in medical school and I used to volunteer at the Georgetown University Medical Center), but make sure you're actually being productive, so that you can explain your duties in depth to medical school interviewers.
Learning to manage your time is crucial, because on average, 65 hours of my week are taken up by studying/class time. Additionally, you will have to work/intern....
Good Luck.
I work 12 hours shifts on weekends. takes away from my free time but i don't feel like it inhibits my schoolwork
^ great suggestion by above. At my school most on-campus jobs pay around $10 an hour, with lab assistants on the low end ($8-9) and IT on the high end ($14ish). Personally I used to only work like 6-8 hours a week (didn't work on Sat/Sun), but a few friends worked close to 15-20.
you should look for an on-campus job. generally they're really flexible on hours and let you do homework during the downtime e.g. front desk at the library, computer lab support