Hours you worked while you were in school.

[vaileheart]

:roll Hello all!!! I know that nursing school is a very time-consuming few years of all of our lives. My question/wonderment is how many of you worked (or are working & going to school now) while you were enrolled in school and how many hours did you work. I have not yet started my classes but am doing everything possible to get ready for this. I am getting someone to move in now so that I can save that money, I am working every little odd and end job I can find and saving every penny. I know I won't be able to work as much as I do now and take my nursing classes and clinicals and studying time seriously so I am doing what I can to save up as much as possible. Thanks in advance to everyone who replies !!!

[wileoutgirl]

I think ultimately it is something you have to see for yourself and decide. Getting everyone's opinion can mentally set you up for failure. There are plenty of people who work 20-40 hrs/wk (I do 30) and do fine there are people who work that much and don't do well, but there are also people who don't work at all and suck in school to. First semester is a good time to find out, it lets you know what you can handle. My mentor worked all the way up until her last nursing course and that was just because with preceptorship and all you don't really have a set class time. Best of luck