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15 Oct 2016, 9:14 pm

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What do you want to study?

I have some ideas (agricultural science or enology if I choose to stay in this area for school after community college, geology or volcanology if I'm willing to leave), but we'll see after a couple of quarters at my local community college. Sociology would be nice too if sciences don't work for me.


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16 Oct 2016, 9:01 am

I don't know how helpful this is, but I have a work study job which is my first "real" job. After a couple weeks of figuring out what's expected of me, I figured out how to study while working. My job is pretty simple; I film football practices. So during the times when I'm not needed to film a certain exercise, I study, check email, or read, depending on how busy I am. I've also stopped working on days when I have a night class, because practice often runs late and I end up having to skip dinner to make it to class on time. I have hypoglycemia, so skipping meals is not an option. I explained my situation to my employer and he said I didn't have to work on Tuesdays this semester.
I also wear earplugs on most days because I have to stand right next to the speakers. :/ Nobody cares or even notices because I can use visual cues to know when to film, as well as listening to auditory cues.



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16 Oct 2016, 11:07 am

rats_and_cats wrote:
I don't know how helpful this is, but I have a work study job which is my first "real" job. After a couple weeks of figuring out what's expected of me, I figured out how to study while working. My job is pretty simple; I film football practices. So during the times when I'm not needed to film a certain exercise, I study, check email, or read, depending on how busy I am. I've also stopped working on days when I have a night class, because practice often runs late and I end up having to skip dinner to make it to class on time. I have hypoglycemia, so skipping meals is not an option. I explained my situation to my employer and he said I didn't have to work on Tuesdays this semester.
I also wear earplugs on most days because I have to stand right next to the speakers. :/ Nobody cares or even notices because I can use visual cues to know when to film, as well as listening to auditory cues.

With my current job I can't. I have a full time job as a cake decorator at Walmart. I'm constantly having to focus on my work and I'm not allowed to do anything that isn't related to my job. I also can't use headphones because it's customer service and I have to interact with customers a lot.


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16 Oct 2016, 11:18 am

You should be able to do it quite easily. I doubt it takes half as much willpower as losing as much weight as you did.


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16 Oct 2016, 11:20 am

lidsmichelle wrote:
racheypie666 wrote:
What do you want to study?

I have some ideas (agricultural science or enology if I choose to stay in this area for school after community college, geology or volcanology if I'm willing to leave), but we'll see after a couple of quarters at my local community college. Sociology would be nice too if sciences don't work for me.


Ooh, those are some really nice options :D quite diverse too, I hope that whatever you decide on you enjoy it!

lidsmichelle wrote:
With my current job I can't. I have a full time job as a cake decorator at Walmart. I'm constantly having to focus on my work and I'm not allowed to do anything that isn't related to my job. I also can't use headphones because it's customer service and I have to interact with customers a lot.


Are you still being understaffed/overworked in the bakery (quite possibly I'm thinking of the wrong person, but I remember seeing something about an overworked cake-decorator somewhere on WP). You will need to have a good work-study balance, and it's important that you have an employer who understands and accommodates your college obligations (no forcing overtime on you, as my former manager used to!).



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21 Oct 2016, 2:06 am

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