Juggling Classes and Career: 8 Tips for Holding Down a Job in College

▤ Summary

For college students considering balancing their classes with a full- or part-time job, the idea of splitting time between coursework and a budding career can be daunting. Whether you’re starting your own business, working on campus or waiting tables at a nearby restaurant, everyone faces difficulties while trying to juggle multiple priorities. Understanding priorities and how to manage them is key to achieving a good work/life integration, and will prove extremely helpful in your professional career. Invest yourself (in relationships, opportunities and pursuing goals) At times, I feel like I learned nothing in 50% of the college classes I took, but you never know what (or who) might come in handy down the line. While I realized early on that I loved economics and physics and hated statistics, I always tried to find ways to apply the coursework to everyday life.

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