Should I quit my job to study?

Rapc

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Let me give you some background info on me, im 25 years old been in full time work for 7 years and currently in my 3rd job. Every job I have had has been like the bottom of the chain guy if u get me. They have not been very difficult jobs and have very little responsibility and not great pay. I did goto universiy for 2 years part time while I was working but failed it as I wont lie, didnt put any effort into the uni work. I was focusing more on my job and not motivated to do uni work.

I have been in my 3rd job for only 3 months and im already hating it, finding it boring/too easy and people arent nice to work for, but the only way I can progress is to goto uni to get qualifications under me and tbh I dont think I would actually like to progress in the department as I do not find it interesting.

So basically im thinking I should go back to uni and do a course which will enable me to get a better job at the end of it, but I would basically have to quit my job completely as I cant focus on uni work part time as I have learnt in the past. Do you think this is a wise choice?
 
Rapc said:
Let me give you some background info on me, im 25 years old been in full time work for 7 years and currently in my 3rd job. Every job I have had has been like the bottom of the chain guy if u get me. They have not been very difficult jobs and have very little responsibility and not great pay. I did goto universiy for 2 years part time while I was working but failed it as I wont lie, didnt put any effort into the uni work. I was focusing more on my job and not motivated to do uni work.

I have been in my 3rd job for only 3 months and im already hating it, finding it boring/too easy and people arent nice to work for, but the only way I can progress is to goto uni to get qualifications under me and tbh I dont think I would actually like to progress in the department as I do not find it interesting.

So basically im thinking I should go back to uni and do a course which will enable me to get a better job at the end of it, but I would basically have to quit my job completely as I cant focus on uni work part time as I have learnt in the past. Do you think this is a wise choice?
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if you quit your job what source of income would you pull from? what do you want to study? how close are you to graduation? things to ponder and good luck!
 
Would just have a student loan, which isnt that much compared to what im earning a month now. I would porbably study paramedic science which is a 2 year course, but I am looking at other options as im worried there isnt enough job potential after I get the qualification.
 
I took twelve years off between going back to school and it was hard to get back into the proper thought of a student. I do not like online schooling (no discipline to get things done) but I thought I could manage without a degree. Work can wait, get your degree and let you choose the control not others....my 0.02
 
Okay, here's the opinion of a 33-year-old who quit her job (after 12 years of fulltime working) and has been studying now for 3 semesters (the 4th has just begun):

1.) Inform about future prospects of the studies you want to do. It doesn't make sense to quit a job for studies that won't bring any advantage in future job life.

2.) Studying successfully needs a lot of self-discipline. I know what I'm talking of, believe me. ;) It's hard, when suddenly you have to sit down, listening the whole day, taking notes the whole day, doing the preparation as also the following-up of courses and get yourself to learn learn learn.
You should really be honest to yourself about your former part-time studies: Didn't you spend much effort on learning because of your work or was work maybe just an excuse? (No offence intended!)

3.) Anticipate that maybe you'll have to work additionally to pay for your daily needs.

I don't know where you're from and whether your universities demand payment for studying and so on. :)

BUT: let me tell you - if you find the studies that really suit your talents and likes, it will be much fun. :) Often exhaustive but much fun.

Btw. What is it you'd like to study? I'm curious about it.

I wish you well. :)
 
I'm about to finish up my 5th semester of college, and this is my third time going to college. When I first started I was working a full-time job and taking on a full-time course load....it was the hardest thing I have ever done!! I recently quit my job so that I could focus completely on school, and let me tell you it has made a world of difference!! I pull my entire income from financial aid, and a student loan, and I do fine with it. My bf owns his own business and brings in a bit of income as well, but if needs be I could live off my student aid. My advice to you would be to make sure that you find an area of study that you are truly interested in, and your studies will be fun for you. It will make it easy for you to sit down and study like you should if you're enjoying your courses!
 
Dana said:
IMHO... Ef Uni and concentrate on getting a better job with better pay. I know you'll say that you need school for such but i think thats bunk.... But do what you want.
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It's next to impossible to find gainful employment without some sort of schooling. I get the impression that he's tired of entry level, menial jobs. Therefore, take the time to study now, then you'll have a great job later.
 
Zorak said:
You'll probably only have 8-10 hours a week tuition (undergraduate I presume), so a part time job will go a long way to supplementing the loan.
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Wow. :eek
I've started my studies with 22 hours per week. And that was without preparation/following-up. :ninja
2nd and 3rd semester it was roundabout 18 hours per week (again without preparation/following-up).
Just by now, the 4th semester, I only have 13 hours (w/o you know..)
 
Withers said:
It's next to impossible to find gainful employment without some sort of schooling.
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I agree with that. It's the same here in Germany. Without any schooling you often run risk to stay the little gofer forever. :-/


Therefore, take the time to study now, then you'll have a great job later.
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...depending on what he's going to study. Not all studies lead to wellpaid jobs. :)
 
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Withers said:
I think I'm confused a bit, I'm sure where you guys are it's quite different than here, but what do you mean by the so many hours a week tuition?
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Literally how many lessons you have a week.
cheshirecat said:
Wow. :eek
I've started my studies with 22 hours per week. And that was without preparation/following-up. :ninja
2nd and 3rd semester it was roundabout 18 hours per week (again without preparation/following-up).
Just by now, the 4th semester, I only have 13 hours (w/o you know..)
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Having too many hours can strike me as teaching granny to suck eggs. Generally as you go up the education ladder you get less and less tuition time, post grad masters students generally have 2-4 hours a week, and phd's can have none at all. ultimately, you have to display independent ability.
 
Now I'm really confused. Here we have so many credit hours per class...

Example: My degree requires 72 credit hours, and each of my classes has a number of credit hours assigned to it, like my Criminalistics class counts as 3 credit hours. Right now I have 59 credit hours, but I only have to take 4 more classes to equal the 13 credit hours required to graduate.


Not sure if I explained that clearly, I'm seriously confusing myself!! :willy_nilly:
 
Withers said:
Now I'm really confused. Here we have so many credit hours per class...

Example: My degree requires 72 credit hours, and each of my classes has a number of credit hours assigned to it, like my Criminalistics class counts as 3 credit hours. Right now I have 59 credit hours, but I only have to take 4 more classes to equal the 13 credit hours required to graduate.


Not sure if I explained that clearly, I'm seriously confusing myself!! :willy_nilly:
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Uhm...but credit hours aren't the same as hours in class? I mean...I can't imagine that you have to sit at university for 72 hours a week? *g*
I for one, am just talking of "real" hours - the time I have to spend at university, sitting in courses and so on.
 
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