How many hours/week do you work?

[missbones]

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I currently work part time, 32 hrs/week during breaks/summer (thats the max they allow) and 20-30 hours per week when classes are in session based on my school schedule (my work is only open mon-thurs 7am - 7pm).

I'm thinking about living off small student loans for the next 2 years in order to focus on the application process and finishing up my pre-reqs/boosting my GPA but I feel terribly guilty not working. I have normally worked full time and gone to school part time (9ish units) up until I transferred to university last year.

How do all of you manage? Loans or working? Additionally, what is your monthly rent?

Just curious!

 

[elektroshok]

I currently work part time, 32 hrs/week during breaks/summer (thats the max they allow) and 20-30 hours per week when classes are in session based on my school schedule (my work is only open mon-thurs 7am - 7pm).

I'm thinking about living off small student loans for the next 2 years in order to focus on the application process and finishing up my pre-reqs/boosting my GPA but I feel terribly guilty not working. I have normally worked full time and gone to school part time (9ish units) up until I transferred to university last year.

How do all of you manage? Loans or working? Additionally, what is your monthly rent?

Just curious!

During college I worked anywhere from 20-35 hours a week depending on how my classes were scheduled.

During breaks, summers and now after I graduated I work 45-50.

As a defense contractor for the USAF.

Edit: Didn't see your other questions.

In New Mexico if you maintain like a 2.0 or something you get free tuition via proceeds from the New Mexico Lottery Schoalarship (a percentage of lottery proceeds go towards this). So my parents paid my books and I didn't need loans.

As far as rent - I have lived in 4 different apts through college ranging from 380/mo - 750/mo.

 

[RunningDiva]

I currently work part time, 32 hrs/week during breaks/summer (thats the max they allow) and 20-30 hours per week when classes are in session based on my school schedule (my work is only open mon-thurs 7am - 7pm).

I'm thinking about living off small student loans for the next 2 years in order to focus on the application process and finishing up my pre-reqs/boosting my GPA but I feel terribly guilty not working. I have normally worked full time and gone to school part time (9ish units) up until I transferred to university last year.

How do all of you manage? Loans or working? Additionally, what is your monthly rent?

Just curious!

I work full-time 40 hours a week and have classes 3 nights a week. I keep reminding myself that this won't last forever!

I couldn't get educational loans so working is my only source of $ to pay tuition, books, rent, etc. Honestly, I wish I could have had low interest student loans and focused more on the application process. Don't feel guilty about not working - you have the rest of your life to do so. Cherish being a student, it only lasts for so long.

Just make sure that it is the right financial and life choice for you to incur more debt at this point in your life. Maybe even working 15 hours a week would be alright with your schedule and can help defray some costs along with the loans. Also, employment is an activity to put on your AMCAS and can come with a nice LOR.

I live in a especially crowded part of CA and my rent is 800+. Ouch, I know.

 

[missbones]

I live with my dad currently, rent free thank goodness. To move out i'd need around 800/month +utilities +internet +other costs.
I live in California too! Expensive as hell and it just keeps going up!

 

[Dannyw]

I work 22 hours a week and I volunteer about 8 hours. I'm not going to complain because some people have to work full time. My rent is 725/month and I split it with my girlfriend. It works out pretty well.

 

[Elpenor]

Zero.

 

[familyaerospace]

About 60 hours not including volunteer right now. I've been as far up as 100 hours a week when I wasn't in class, but that is something that I would never ever, ever recommend doing.

Working. I was told I don't qualify for loans because I was not a degree seeker (I'm doing an informal post-bacc)

My mortgage is $1600 a month.

 

[metallica81788]

While in school, 9-14 hours at school job (plus volunteering, but I don't count that).

On break from school, 32-45 hours a week.

 

[Zona Pellucida]

Zero. I guess you could call my 'resarch' my work although I do not get paid directly. Instead I get a bit tuition reduction each semester and perks like free text books and a laptop.