Go big, go hard, go fast. Full time class load has priority. Part- time work or full-time if it won’t hurt school schedule. At this age and state of life, you want to get this done as fast as possible. I did exactly this
Age 25 and living at home I went to school at community college. I had a part time retail job. I did 12-15 credits in fall/spring and 3-9 credits in summer. I worked 15-20 hours a week and the availability was based on my class schedule. As soon as I could apply to transfer to a 4 year university to get going on my bachelors I applied. It was about 1.5 years time. The 4 year school had a direct transfer program with my CC so I already knew which classes to take. The bachelors program is a “night school” setup so working adults can work during the day. So classes were M-TH 6-9pm. I took full credit load per semester. I also joined school clubs and programs to network and as soon as my schooling ended (2.5 years) I graduated in a December class and was working fulltime 2 weeks later.
25 isn’t that old to return to college. I’m
Going back at like 33 lol.
However, I’ll agree, with a lot of comments.
Don’t view college as an experience anymore. View it as a job. Try to get as much done as you can and as fast as you can.
Also can you get FAFSA at all? That could decrease your need for working as much.
As if you can do summer classes that helps.
Best of luck!
When I was 28 I went to law school. The way I did it was my classes were all organised from Monday to Wednesday, from 8am to 6pm. So for 3 days I studied really hard from like 8am to midnight, then I worked from Thursday through to Sunday in 2x part time jobs. Thurs/Friday was an office job which was great because it means I had a lot of admin time where I could print assignments and whatever else. Then on the weekends I worked in hospitality at a restaurant so that meant I kind of had the social part of the week covered.
It was really tough but I had enough money to pay my rent and enough time to see friends etc. it wasn’t easy though, but it was worth it.
Are you currently working? What do you want to do career wise. Suggest figuring out career as this will determine how long you will be in school and what kind of classes you will be taking.
As far as school goes there are many ways to make it work. If you are currently working then adding school as the equivalent of second job is reasonable. Full-time school gets done quicker. Online classes require self-motivation and organizational skills. Are those an issue?
I’m in your literal same boat. Do you have an extra paddle?
I would suggest going part time at work, doing half online classes (classes you feel confident in) and in person classes for courses that you’d realistically find yourself asking questions in. I find having a good support team is helpful, especially if you have questions and people there that can help. You won’t feel overwhelmed but it’ll still feel like a solid work week.
We can do it OP, it’s just a matter of trying. And we won’t know until we try.
Go big, go hard, go fast. Full time class load has priority. Part- time work or full-time if it won’t hurt school schedule. At this age and state of life, you want to get this done as fast as possible. I did exactly this Age 25 and living at home I went to school at community college. I had a part time retail job. I did 12-15 credits in fall/spring and 3-9 credits in summer. I worked 15-20 hours a week and the availability was based on my class schedule. As soon as I could apply to transfer to a 4 year university to get going on my bachelors I applied. It was about 1.5 years time. The 4 year school had a direct transfer program with my CC so I already knew which classes to take. The bachelors program is a “night school” setup so working adults can work during the day. So classes were M-TH 6-9pm. I took full credit load per semester. I also joined school clubs and programs to network and as soon as my schooling ended (2.5 years) I graduated in a December class and was working fulltime 2 weeks later.
25 isn’t that old to return to college. I’m Going back at like 33 lol. However, I’ll agree, with a lot of comments. Don’t view college as an experience anymore. View it as a job. Try to get as much done as you can and as fast as you can. Also can you get FAFSA at all? That could decrease your need for working as much. As if you can do summer classes that helps. Best of luck!
When I was 28 I went to law school. The way I did it was my classes were all organised from Monday to Wednesday, from 8am to 6pm. So for 3 days I studied really hard from like 8am to midnight, then I worked from Thursday through to Sunday in 2x part time jobs. Thurs/Friday was an office job which was great because it means I had a lot of admin time where I could print assignments and whatever else. Then on the weekends I worked in hospitality at a restaurant so that meant I kind of had the social part of the week covered. It was really tough but I had enough money to pay my rent and enough time to see friends etc. it wasn’t easy though, but it was worth it.
Are you currently working? What do you want to do career wise. Suggest figuring out career as this will determine how long you will be in school and what kind of classes you will be taking. As far as school goes there are many ways to make it work. If you are currently working then adding school as the equivalent of second job is reasonable. Full-time school gets done quicker. Online classes require self-motivation and organizational skills. Are those an issue?
I’m in your literal same boat. Do you have an extra paddle? I would suggest going part time at work, doing half online classes (classes you feel confident in) and in person classes for courses that you’d realistically find yourself asking questions in. I find having a good support team is helpful, especially if you have questions and people there that can help. You won’t feel overwhelmed but it’ll still feel like a solid work week. We can do it OP, it’s just a matter of trying. And we won’t know until we try.
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