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Malapit na ang finals week kaya wish us luck guys!
Balancing work and studies is a difficult task. I see my classmates work while studying and almost all of them are failing. The demand and workload of school related tasks here are almost (if not more than) doubled of what I experienced back home when I was studying but you really do get what you paid for when you study. I can say this in my case because I am learning software development and I came from a business and engineering background.
I guess it depends din on what's your background and what you are taking. Maybe if you're a nurse back home and taking practical nursing here, baka easier na
For example, in my program, we have quizzes every week, asked to review slides (approximately 70 ppt slides each time) before classes (otherwise kulelat ka sa lab tasks), mini-presentations, projects, and homework every weekend (make a web page or make a program or database, etc) so halos wala na time to even think of finding a part time job. But don't get me wrong, I also see students from other programs who are having a great time and still manage to work part time.
I guess what I'm trying to say is be financially prepared just incase you will not work while you're studying. I have a classmate who just had money to pay the first sem and is now working to have money for the second sem but is sacrificing her grades and now she's in danger of failing 1-3 courses which are pre-requisites for next semester. If you do fail, you might have to wait for a year to get those courses again. Kaya priority pa din po ang grades at pag-aaral. Maganda naman ang reward pagkatapos
Regarding jobs, madami naman po basta hindi kayo mapili. We were just lucky that my wife got employed while she was still in the Philippines and she gets to practice her profession.