To work or not to work?

[lvchrist]

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Hello All!

This past year I have worked for UHC's mail order pharmacy. We have been required to work on average about 50 hours a week. Needless to say, I got two D's and a C in the fall...and managed to bring those grades up to A's this spring. (with no sleep.🙁)

This year includes some of the last courses needed for pharmacy school..which includes O Chem, Calc, and Physio. Do you think it would benefit me most in my future to give up this well paying job to focus on my schooling? Should I quit altogether or get a part time job? I live in CA, so its not the cheapest place in the world to be.

Any advice on how to balance work and school if I do decide to stay full time?😕

 

[jsp132]

I couldn't take two lab courses while working full time and get good grades only B

Sleep is key, unless you can cut down the hours to less I would give up your job

esp if your end goal is pharmacy school

i mean some people can do it, but it looks like your grades suffered, I wouldn't chance it

 

[dancingallday]

I would advise looking for a job where you can part-time it. I have known people who worked full-time during undergrad (and even a couple that worked full-time during pharmacy school). It required them to have a laser-pointed focus as far as getting their stuff done. Most students I've met in undergrad/pharmacy school, myself included, cannot focus for long periods of time and need significant amounts of "down time" in order to make it through school, but these "full time school/full time work" folks didn't. It all comes down to self-discipline and knowing what you can and cannot make yourself do; if you really think you can hold down the full time job without sacrificing grades (bear in mind your sleep quantity and social life WILL suffer), do it, but if you're not going to force yourself to be focused to that extent you'll need a different plan.