{"id":35897,"date":"2018-10-12T10:31:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=35897"},"modified":"2018-10-11T15:31:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T19:31:31","slug":"why-i-went-part-time-and-why-i-loved-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/10\/12\/why-i-went-part-time-and-why-i-loved-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Went Part-Time (And Why I Loved It)"},"content":{"rendered":"Do you ever feel like you\u2019re riding in a car that\u2019s going just a bit<\/em> too fast?\r\n\r\nThis is how I felt by the time I was finished my second year of studies. <\/a>People told me that university is for exploring yourself and connecting with like-minded people, but I felt like this was the crucial piece missing from my U of T experience. The idea of graduating without having these quintessential moments freaked me out big time. On top of this, I started to realize that I didn\u2019t have a clear path set out for myself to follow after graduation.\r\n\r\nThe best solution seemed to be to slow myself down.\r\n\r\nLet me clear up a common misconception: there is nothing wrong with graduating a year or two later than you originally intended. Learning shouldn\u2019t be a race. When I told people that I was going part-time, the first thing someone would mention is how I\u2019d be graduating a year \u201clate.\u201d But to quote Gandalf the Grey: \u201cA wizard is never late\u2026 he arrives precisely when he means to.\u201d\r\n\r\n
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Gandalf knows what he's talking about<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSo, why did I love being part-time so much?\r\n\r\nFor me, the most obvious answer was having more time to allocate elsewhere. I decided to take up extra hours at my job, and I finally got involved on campus. Two big worries (money and not having important connections) got assuaged.\r\n\r\nSince I had more time, I was able to sit down and fully check in with myself<\/a>. I realized that the whole \u201cnot sure what I\u2019m doing after university\u201d thing was causing more stress than it needed to. I started participating in the Career Learning Network\u2019s job shadowing program. This helped me brainstorm some ideas of what I want to do (I actually have a massive list of ideas going on now).\r\n\r\n
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\"PART-TIME\"? MORE LIKE \"MORE-TIME\", AMIRITE?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nAnd, since my well-being started gradually improving, I actually found that I was becoming curious and ambitious again. For the longest time in a while, I actually wanted to challenge myself. I found myself more willing to go with the flow and try things out.\r\n\r\nNow that I\u2019m back to full-time status, I have the energy needed to push through my final year(s) here. Sure, going from two classes to five in a semester is tough, but I\u2019m glad I was able to take a break to think more critically about what I want in my life.\r\n\r\nPart-time student readers, what\u2019s your story? Why did you go part-time? We\u2019d love to know!<\/em><\/strong>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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