Working during undergrad

[pepocho]

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[CyberMaxx]

I worked during most of college. I probably averaged ~20 hours per week during the school year and well over full time during the summer. My grades did certainly suffer at times but I think holding down a regular job is a good experience to have. It taught me to be reliable, professional and thrifty!!

 

[Jennyfishy]

Worked two paid jobs throughout school (~20hrs/week) from my second year until graduation and did a few unpaid/leadership/volunteer stuff in between with 19 units/qtr. Would not recommend it to anyone who likes sleep

 

[luckylee3]

i thought this thread was about working out

 

[AlteredScale]

Just curious, how many you guys are working or worked during college? I used to work as a cashier 30 + hours. But I noticed I had no shadowing hours or volunteer hours so I dropped that job right before starting my junior year. Now I am an SI leader. Much more flexible.

Had a job at In-n-Out since I was 15 and half until my freshman year and worked 30+ hrs week, left and went to Starbucks for 4 years where I worked 20+ but always started work at 4am . Now working at the lab in our med school .

I didn't really start shadowing or volunteering until this year because of working a lot too, but it was a blessing in disguise in some ways!

 

[Zahra Alburkat]

I'm working 40 hours a week sometimes even more. I'm taking over full time 15 credits with 2 science classes

 

[Jennyfishy]

i thought this thread was about working out

In that case, i would revise my answer to 15 mins a week (appx. Time spent walking to fridge + getting mail)

 

[jeghaber]

I worked ~20 hours a week, but it was mostly from a paid research assistant job and the rest came from tutoring which was pretty good in the dollars-to-hours ratio department Oh, and I worked in a froyo shop during nights the summer after freshman year. So much free froyo..!