Resigning from clinical job, good or bad idea?

[C17H21NO4]

I've been working as a PCT for a few months now (PT). My performance on exams have gone down due to having less time to study, less downtime, less sleep, poorer health, etc. If I resign now, I'm confident I'll be able to put 100% effort on finals and finish with a 3.9 GPA (this semester is all science classes so it would be important to my sGPA). If I continue working I feel like I'll get a 3.6. Would it potentially look bad on my application to resign now? Would it look bad to not have a rec letter from this experience? Currently, I have ~300 hours as a CNA, and 200 at this job, and I plan to apply in the 26-27 cycle. I've had dozens upon dozens of meaningful patient encounters, provided direct patient care, worked as a part of the healthcare team alongside nurses & watched physician-patient interactions.

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[TheRealBibFortuna]

Clinical employment letters of recommendation don’t seem to be very common (most clinical jobs don’t have sustained, meaningful experiences with a physician, and non-physician clinical staff don’t make for impactful letter writers).

You should absolutely preserve your GPA
above everything else.

 

[LizzyM]

GPA >>>>> Job unless you'd be homeless without said job, in which case you should leave school until you are on better financial footing. No one employed p/t while in school needs a letter from an employer-- it could be argued that no one needs a letter from an employer unless you are in a lab and applying to a top tier research school.