trainxchoo
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Does anyone have any advice on working during PT school? If I was awarded work-study, should I take it? Or am I signing up for a boatload of stress and failure
I know that most programs (meaning all except hybrid programs) strongly discourage working during school because of the heavy workload/long days of classes. If you think you can handle it go for it, but I know personally I won’t even begin to entertain the thought of working while in school.Does anyone have any advice on working during PT school? If I was awarded work-study, should I take it? Or am I signing up for a boatload of stress and failure
I didn't work, but I did some freelance writing. Many of my classmates worked part time and lots of people do this. No one studies 24/7, so if working is important, it just may come at the expense of other non-school activities. The best would be if you find a job with downtime that will allow you to study, and that is flexible so you can ramp down during exam weeks.Does anyone have any advice on working during PT school? If I was awarded work-study, should I take it? Or am I signing up for a boatload of stress and failure
It really depends on you. I worked very part-time through PT school, it gave me some balance and an escape from school stress. If I had had to work ~15+ hours I would have hated it, but I had classmates working 15-20 and they seemed to be doing fine. The majority did not work at all though (but then again, they came from wealthy families so didn't need to). It can force you to study more efficiently, and get out of your PT student head.Does anyone have any advice on working during PT school? If I was awarded work-study, should I take it? Or am I signing up for a boatload of stress and failure
Don't work during the 1st semester. Allow yourself time to sense the environment and workload. If during the 1st semester you feel like you do have spare time to work, start working during the 2nd semester. You will also get an idea after the 1st semester how many hours you will be able to devote to work.Does anyone have any advice on working during PT school? If I was awarded work-study, should I take it? Or am I signing up for a boatload of stress and failure