{"id":30,"date":"2018-04-17T17:11:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T21:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/timemanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=30"},"modified":"2018-05-14T16:26:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T20:26:58","slug":"work-study-and-priorities","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/timemanagement\/chapter\/work-study-and-priorities\/","title":{"raw":"Evaluate your work, study, and priorities","rendered":"Evaluate your work, study, and priorities"},"content":{"raw":"Working while studying can be challenging. The most important thing to do is to prioritize and to follow through with your plan. The following video goes into more depth around these concepts and gives you some strategies to try as you use your 168 hours more effectively each week.\r\n\r\nClick on the video below to learn more.\u00a0 If you prefer reading to watching videos, scroll below the video to find a transcript. After you have watched the video, answer the questions on the next page to continue down this pathway.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=saBKQlMzuKg[\/embed]\r\n\r\nOur next section will consider ways to use smaller blocks of time to ensure that all of your priorities are given time and attention.\u00a0 Click the\u00a0<em>next section<\/em> arrow to move ahead.\r\n\r\n<strong>Video Transcript:\u00a0 Work, Study and Prioritie<\/strong>s\r\n\r\nWork, study, family, friends, healthy living\u2026how do you make everything fit?\r\n\r\nIn this video, you will consider strategies to evaluate your personal schedule to determine whether it is aligned with your life goals.\r\n\r\nWe all have the same 168 hours of time each week.\u00a0 How do you want to budget that time?\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Consider your goals for your study program. What grades are you hoping to achieve in your courses? Think also beyond grades \u2013 what are you hoping to learn?\u00a0 What difference do you hope that learning this will make in your future?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nMany students become stressed because the amount of time they have allowed for study doesn\u2019t allow them to achieve these goals. A typical student will require 2-3 hours of study time outside of class for every hour spent in class. So, if you are taking 3 courses, you would want to budget 27-36 hours each week for study.\r\n\r\nPerhaps your main goal is to complete your program quickly. In this case, you\u2019ll want to budget more time for study.\u00a0 Perhaps work or family commitments are more significant at this point in your life. You may wish to take fewer courses, in order to achieve your learning goals while keeping other elements of your life in balance.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Working part-time, or maybe even full-time is a fact of life for many students. However, you\u2019ll want to consider realistically what the best balance of work and study for you will be. Re-taking a course and paying tuition a second time can be a costly mistake \u2013 it may be better in the long-term to work fewer hours so that you can achieve your study goals. Also \u2013 consider that scholarships and bursaries may be an available funding source in addition to work.\u00a0 Another option is to choose to work on campus.\u00a0 In addition to having an easy commute between classes and work, you\u2019ll also develop a stronger network of relationships at school.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Create a time balance that is sustainable in the long term. 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