How many hours did you work taking 7-8 credits?

[Skippy97]

How many hours do you believe are fesible whilst studying for example, A+P2 and ENGLISH COMP2 ? Thank you in advance to the responders.

[Alex_RN, BSN]

It is really up to you and your abilities. Time yourself to see how long it takes to read (really read, not skim) a chapter complete with note taking, etc. Use this information to plan. If a chapter takes 4 hours, where will those hours come from? Some people are really good at taking tests, others need a lot of time to study. Really assess yourself and make strategic decisions regarding deadlines to drop classes, how long your homework REALLY takes, etc. Don't let your week get away from you. You need to make sacrifices to get things done and done well.

My best advice is keep an eye on your grade points in class from the very start. Leave no points behind! Anything below a B is time to panic/reassess/remediate. Otherwise, you will roll into finals requiring a very high final exam grade just to pass. Keep your gradient level so nothing snowballs later in the term. If you do this, you will not be as stressed as most everyone else and you will perform better.

[Skippy97]

I don't r really have any obligations, no kids, husband, etc.. it would just be work

[KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN]

With 11 to 14 graduate level credits/semester and 14 to 20+ clinical hours, 2 12-hour shifts/week most of the time.

It can be done. But it sucks.

[12reasons2run]

I had no other obligations during nursing school. I worked three part-time jobs up to 60 hours/week (average was 30-40) while taking 10-12 credits during pre-requisites and 24-30 hours during full-time nursing school when I was taking 12 credits and doing 16 hours of clinical per week. I could've worked more hours if I had to. I also worked full time as an RN while finishing an accelerated bachelors program taking 14-15 credits a semester and I worked 24 hours a week while taking 16 credits of graduate level nursing coursework (that was definitely the hardest).

It does depend on how easily you learn. I've never spent the recommended 3-4 hours per credit hour studying. I probably spent 1-2 hours studying per credit hour in nursing school and got all As. If you're someone who requires intensive effort to retain material and learn, you're not going to be able to work as much as others. You also have to be willing to back down if you realize you got in over your head with working too many hours. I second the advice given above about keeping close track of your grades and reevaluating your work/study balance if your grades start to drop.

[Skippy97]

Did everyone mantain good marks whilst studying and working full time? Thank you for the responders

[KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN]

Did everyone mantain good marks whilst studying and working full time? Thank you for the responders

3.9 so far. Only because of one professor who declared that she just doesn't think that any Master's student can ever get "A" in her class (which was 100% pure fluff, BTW, and thus delivered final shot to remnants of my desire to continue for DNP, if any of them ever were there. I literally feel that I would rather die under torture than ever cite anything in APA format again after August 22, 2017).

And, yeah, I have husband and a teen at home. They do make my life a bit easier, though. I was fully prepared for not vacuuming my house for two years and now I see that things get to their proper places somehow and there is not an inch of dust everywhere... or, maybe, I just do not pay attention anymore.

[crashcartqueen, BSN, RN]

I have taken up to 18 hours of BSN coursework and was still able to manage full-time work as well, but it ultimately just depends on your program and the demand of the courses you are in and what your home life requires. Good luck to you!

[shycat]

Last semester I took A&P I, General Psych, and English Comp I while working full-time and going through a pretty rough and stressful period. I work second shift and would get up early for schoolwork. I finished with straight A's. I plan to take A&PII, Human Growth & Development, Electronic Health Records, and College Algebra next semester while continuing to work full-time. I need health insurance and my employer pays for it completely, so less than full-time is really not an option for me.