{"id":11167,"date":"2012-03-07T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T21:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/UpbeaT\/?p=11167"},"modified":"2012-03-07T16:00:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T21:00:43","slug":"from-student-to-working-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2012\/03\/07\/from-student-to-working-student\/","title":{"rendered":"From Student to Working Student"},"content":{"rendered":"Last week I started my first full-time job, ever. Yes, I am part of that student population that works (more than a part-time job) and studies, studies and works, and who no longer gets to sleep in on a Wednesday morning \u2013 or any weekday for that matter. At first I thought the transition was going to be easy: wake up early, come home from work and I\u2019ll have all the time in the world to read for the two courses I am taking. I. Was. Wrong.\n\nTired. I am tired! I wake up early, get home by 5 and all I want to do is watch TV. It\u2019s as if I\u2019ve already exhausted my mental faculties and there is no fuel left for studying. And it\u2019s so weird, time passes by so much faster when you are lying around, so before I know it, it\u2019s time for sleep and the whole cycle starts again. I realized, there MUST be a better way, and there is.\n\nI feel like I need to plan now. I\u2019m embarrassed to say I\u2019ve started to plan out my outfit the night before (as I require business attire), prepare some food for the day ahead and estimate how the weather forecast will impede my travel time to work. Yay for the real world! While the latter preparations may seem nerdy and make me seem uptight, it\u2019s only because there are so many hours in the day and being a student feels like I have two jobs.\n\nAnother way I try to avoid feeling overwhelmed is to do homework and relax at the same time. Can there be such a thing? I found that by lying in bed\u00a0I can let my heel-stressed feet loosen up while\u00a0doing\u00a0my much-needed reading. But, in between work and school I still try to find a moment of solitude. I also\u00a0watch the tube, play with my cat, go to the gym, cook, see friends. Basically, anything that has no relation to my two biggest priorities.\n\nNow, I\u2019m not suggesting everyone should study and work and it will be lollipops and unicorns. I\u2019m only in two courses, and they are in the evening. It\u2019s a sacrifice to work and study because that means you have less time for yourself. I don\u2019t need to take these courses \u2013I am qualified to graduate as is \u2013but I felt since I\u2019m not convocating till June, why not? Before you think about getting any kind of job (full or part time) assess how well you can manage time, stress and still do well in your courses.\n\nWork is a necessity for many students, me included. In the long term, getting better marks is just as important as earning a paycheque. So, when you do decide to work (or have no other choice) make the best decision for your schoolwork, as well.\n\n \n\n \n\nDesiree","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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