by littlehope » Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:44 pm
So I inquired about working over the 16hr/wk limit originally because I accepted a co-op position before accepting SMART and I didn’t want to back out of my commitment to them. So I just was honest with my SF that I believed the co-op experience would be just as beneficial as any classes I could take and that I have always worked over 16hr/wk and maintained a good GPA throughout undergrad as proof that I could handle the work load. They were more than gracious to allow me to work full-time, be a student full-time, and I also put 20hr/wk of research towards my thesis.
Now I definitely get the the reasoning behind wanting to work more than the limit as I did it myself but to be honest if you plan to do it while being a full-time student for more than one semester I know I am personally burnt out. If I went back I would still do it over but I definitely couldn’t keep the motivation up to juggle everything for an additional semester. Just some food for thought.
So I inquired about working over the 16hr/wk limit originally because I accepted a co-op position before accepting SMART and I didn’t want to back out of my commitment to them. So I just was honest with my SF that I believed the co-op experience would be just as beneficial as any classes I could take and that I have always worked over 16hr/wk and maintained a good GPA throughout undergrad as proof that I could handle the work load. They were more than gracious to allow me to work full-time, be a student full-time, and I also put 20hr/wk of research towards my thesis.
Now I definitely get the the reasoning behind wanting to work more than the limit as I did it myself but to be honest if you plan to do it while being a full-time student for more than one semester I know I am personally burnt out. If I went back I would still do it over but I definitely couldn’t keep the motivation up to juggle everything for an additional semester. Just some food for thought.