For those in college/uni, how do you have time to do everything?

BEhave · 11-02-2009, 07:39 PM

I work, lift 4-5 days a week, and am a full time student. I hardly have time for each of these things, even had to reduce my work hours for school. How the hell do some of you fit partying in there? How do you balance everything? Or do some of you guys just take really easy courses or just get bad grades?

Its just that I'm kinda just getting by. Its not like I'm doing amazing in school, but I'm doing ok to good so far. I just don't want to look back at uni and be like, "I wish I had more fun there". This isn't what I thought the life of a uni student would be at all. All those hollywood movies fooled me. But I also don't want to spend more than 4 years in school because I partied too much and failed course after course

I don't live on campus which sucks though, and I still live at home, but I'm paying for school out of my own pocket.

Zoupa · 11-02-2009, 07:41 PM

most people don't work. working+school(decently hard major)+bodybuilding+social life is impossible. Unless the work isn't much time.

But I can juggle school+bodybuilding+social life pretty easy and still have spare time.

Greatgatsby · 11-02-2009, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoupa

most people don't work. working+school(decently hard major)+bodybuilding+social life is impossible. Unless the work is just part time.

This, or they party on the weekends, and mess up there tests by not studying.

jake8409 · 11-02-2009, 07:42 PM

Do most of my lifting/cardio at the weekend
Only work 2 nights a week
Don't have a g/f
Go out maybe once or twice a week
No video games

That's how I roll anyway...

giuseppe_p · 11-02-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BEhave

I work, lift 4-5 days a week, and am a full time student. I hardly have time for each of these things, even had to reduce my work hours for school. How the hell do some of you fit partying in there? How do you balance everything? Or do some of you guys just take really easy courses or just get bad grades?

Its just that I'm kinda just getting by. Its not like I'm doing amazing in school, but I'm doing ok to good so far. I just don't want to look back at uni and be like, "I wish I had more fun there". This isn't what I thought the life of a uni student would be at all. All those hollywood movies fooled me. But I also don't want to spend more than 4 years in school because I partied too much and failed course after course

I don't live on campus which sucks though, and I still live at home, but I'm paying for school out of my own pocket.

man im in the same situation it sucks!! payin for uni myself. Work 3 shifts a week. Doin a double degree engineering/commerce (not bein a dik) and spend 5days a week in the gym.. its hard man.. i rarely have time to go out these days which sucks but idk sacrifice for dreams uno.. we all wanna b big so we gotta work hard for it.

BEhave · 11-02-2009, 07:43 PM

Yea, the only time I have to work at all is weekends, so I can't party then (REALLY SUKS). I have classes on all other days.

arr0w3d · 11-02-2009, 07:43 PM

well now that you're going to shave your ass, add on an extra hour every few days for touchups, so you're going to be even busier!!

PotKettleBlack · 11-02-2009, 07:44 PM

I don't sleep much. That's how I get everything done.

A_Hard_Rain · 11-02-2009, 07:44 PM

don't work while you're in college, just bite the bullet and get a loan, will be better off in the long run since you'll be able to focus on school more and graduate faster

big stud steve · 11-02-2009, 07:45 PM

time is very valuable

i work around 15 hours a week
train (MMA) around 20-24 hours a week
have class 12 hours a week
study around 20 hours a week
party hard and chill with friends on the weekends

just gotta find a schedule and go with it

Kevintensity · 11-02-2009, 07:46 PM

i majored in acctg undergrad.
worked 30-40 hours a week thru college.
got my bachelors on time in 4 years
had a g/f thru college (fail)
didnt start lifting till like my jr yr though

edit: never really started "partying" till my sr year so I guess thats where my time came from. Never had hangovers n ****.

I really didnt study alot, got pretty good grades though. I guess if you manage time well you can do it.

dirtyjerz · 11-02-2009, 07:47 PM

i don't live at school, and college is very easy.

BEhave · 11-02-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by arr0w3d

well now that you're going to shave your ass, add on an extra hour every few days for touchups, so you're going to be even busier!!

LOL your aware. Not going to do it now. I've been convinced not to. The balls need a trim though. There is almost no way I can keep a decent relationship with a girl atm. I got to get a cell phone so I can start pimping again.

repos · 11-02-2009, 07:48 PM

get work study job, that requires u to do absolutely nothing except study like me!

exy · 11-02-2009, 07:49 PM

I'm in CC (early college program, still in high school), I do football, I have a job, and I manage everything and I even have a **** ton of free time every day.

Oh, I also find an hour every day for the gym.

xenowhat · 11-02-2009, 07:51 PM

I don't work but I'm a full-time student and workout 5-6 days a week. To be honest, sometimes I'm surprised how I manage to accomplish everything for the week. Every night is a late night for me. I usually force myself to go to tutoring or sit in the library for a few hours so I can just zone everything out. There have been some nights where I'll go to class from 11:00am - 3:00pm, eat a bit, workout, and then study again from 5:30 to midnight. **** sucks.

The_Animal11 · 11-02-2009, 07:53 PM

i'm here to tell you its possible to balance everything OP.

Last year I was pre-optometry (in opt school this year) as a chem major
worked during the week
competed in March and April
was in a fraternity (yes went to the parties, no didnt drink, still had great time)
had gf
3.9GPA

just gotta relax, focus on one thing at a time, and crank it out man. dont let school/job rule your life, the fun and relaxation is just as important, if nothing else for the mental aspect.

oh, and a good start would probably be avoiding the misc. its a pretty purposeless use of time that could def be used in more meaningful ways.

MiscMathematician · 11-02-2009, 07:55 PM

I take 3 classes. I work 6hrs a week but get paid for 20. I lift at 6am monday-friday. I do independent mathematics study (algebraic topology currently).

That there is my life. And im on here wayyyy too much from all the free time.

BEhave · 11-02-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Animal11

i'm here to tell you its possible to balance everything OP.

Last year I was pre-optometry (in opt school this year) as a chem major
worked during the week
competed in March and April
was in a fraternity (yes went to the parties, no didnt drink, still had great time)
had gf
3.9GPA

just gotta relax, focus on one thing at a time, and crank it out man. dont let school/job rule your life, the fun and relaxation is just as important, if nothing else for the mental aspect.

oh, and a good start would probably be avoiding the misc. its a pretty purposeless use of time that could def be used in more meaningful ways.

Good stuff and good idea. Bye

C-Squared · 11-02-2009, 08:00 PM

LOL what?? I had SO much time during college... pay MEGA attention in your classes and don't study outside of class AT ALL - I pulled a 3.5 GPA this way.

Quizzler · 11-02-2009, 08:01 PM

I study one hour for every unit I'm taking: so this semester I'm studying 12 hours a week, and I'm in class for 9 hours. Assuming I work out 2 hours 6 days a week, and sleep 8 hours every night, this still puts me at 89 hours out of the 168 hours I have every week. So that's a little less than half of my time to do whatever I want. Next semester I'm going to get a job, so we'll say I work 20 hours a week, that puts me at 109 out of 168.
I'm a chemistry major with a 4.0 and I still have 59 hours every week to do whatever I want. That allows for an hour to walk everywhere I go, another 2 hours each day spent eating... So that's 38 hours of free time. I also have a girlfriend, with whom I spend maybe an hour or two every day, putting me down to 24 hours of free time. It can be done, you just have to make sure you maintain your schedule and keep everything in order.

(Hope I didn't do my math wrong)

You can do it, OP!

Quii · 11-02-2009, 08:01 PM

Allbout time management baby! I"m in same position!

ausluke · 11-02-2009, 08:02 PM

depends on what course you're doing
i have a 12 hour contact week at uni so its not that bad
so i can easily fit in work/drinking/video games etc

xenowhat · 11-02-2009, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Animal11

i'm here to tell you its possible to balance everything OP.

Last year I was pre-optometry (in opt school this year) as a chem major
worked during the week
competed in March and April
was in a fraternity (yes went to the parties, no didnt drink, still had great time)
had gf
3.9GPA

just gotta relax, focus on one thing at a time, and crank it out man. dont let school/job rule your life, the fun and relaxation is just as important, if nothing else for the mental aspect.

oh, and a good start would probably be avoiding the misc. its a pretty purposeless use of time that could def be used in more meaningful ways.

Example student right here. (yes jealous)

ballsout · 11-02-2009, 08:09 PM

7-10 study/eat/read t-nation&news
10-11- class
11-1 Prep/Gym
1-2 Eat/shower
2-530 class
530-10 eat/study/hw/misc/sex gf

Tues and thurs I only have 2 short classes so its pretty much eat class lift class eat study study eat.

No social life outside of close freinds that I see for a few minutes a day and weightlifting club (maybe party once in a while on the weekends)

Taking full course load next semester for a minor in business. Good by free time.

Edit: Much respect to you all with 4.0s

UgotMISClold · 11-02-2009, 08:10 PM

I had a lot more time in college to do whatever than I do out of college...feels bad man...paycheck=win tho.

captain_marvel · 11-02-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoupa

most people don't work. working+school(decently hard major)+bodybuilding+social life is impossible. Unless the work isn't much time.

But I can juggle school+bodybuilding+social life pretty easy and still have spare time.

Nailed it. You can't do all 4 well.

Most Students don't work (aside from summer) -- even more people don't work out.

Most people in college I know are like this--

eat like **** and never workout.
have an easy major which they pull C's in. B's if lucky.
only work summers and take out loans otherwise.

Ive done 3 out of 4 effectively -

1. Keep grades up in a hard major
2. Keep workout routine and ate healthy 85% of the time
3. Had social life and drank about once a week.

OutKlast · 11-02-2009, 08:42 PM

Similar problem here. Undergrad was not to hard to do school & work part-time and go out for me. But now doing graduate school it's killing me, bunch of group presentations and papers.

Rudyy · 11-02-2009, 08:45 PM

I have a lot of time for eveyrthing. Why?

I don't work.
Criminal Justice major, Biology minor = easy
Study a day or two before tests.

I have a lot of time but do not spend it wisely.

Suit · 11-02-2009, 08:48 PM

I was in tech school (30 hours a week)(6AM-1245PM), had a job, worked out and still had time on weekends to do stuff.