Thesis: Is it possible to work and attend school full time? I believe college students that work full time should consider staying below full time enrollment status because it can be overwhelming and affect their overall performance.
The reality of finding the appropriate work life balance can be very challenging. Both tasks are very important, time consuming and have demanding requirements. When you have several classes paired with a full time work scheduled, keeping track of assignments can be difficult to manage. It can often feel like a game of tug of war. For example, you have a term paper due for two classes, three class discussion, four chapters to read and a lab due in the same week with varies deadlines. Another thing to consider is an accumulation of task. For instance, you may to stay up several nights for an assignment that coincides with a deadline for a huge presentation you’ve been perfecting for a new high profile client. Avoiding schedule conflicts could also become a potential issue. Though usually within our control, urgent matters do tend to arise. Employers can be very demanding sometimes requiring their employees to work what they consider “mandatory overtime”. Sudden shifts in scheduling can cause a student to miss classes or even important deadlines.
Not getting a sufficient amount of sleep can be detrimental to productivity. The consequences of sleep deprivation can become problematic for those engaging in a full time work and study schedule and can result in poor performances. The quality of work can suffer dramatically; this could result in receiving lower grades on assignments. In the work place it could cause a need for an implemented performance improvement program by the supervisor. When you feel tired and overworked you may start to miss assignment due dates or the assignments in their entirety. This would impact a student’s GPA significantly and could even result in failure of the class. Lastly, when someone is deprived of sleep it often leads to stress. That level of stress for a student could cause a lack of interest in academics, which ultimately could result in the students’ decision to withdraw.
