Balancing School and Work
As a student at any level, it’s important to know how to balance your classes and extracurriculars. As a student in college, your schedule can be a lot more fluid than a typical high school schedule and this can allow for extra time to get involved in clubs, organizations, and even work. In this blog, our blog team members talk about their experiences working and balancing classes, clubs, and free time. Since I started college, I have worked two different jobs while being a full-time student. My first job was in a fast-food service role on campus where I served mainly students at a retail dining location - of which Purdue has many such as Chick-fil-A, Qdoba, and Panera. In that job, I worked mainly night shifts which allowed me to spend the rest of my day going to classes, doing homework, and attending office hours. Working was important to me, it was a chance for me to make my own money and be more independent financially while in school. Howeve...