looking for advice re:class times

elantan

hey peeps just looking for a bit of advice i have been offered a place at college doing a course i really want to do ..i can't afford to give up work ..but as i'm a night shift worker this is gonna work out good for me studying wise..only problem is by the time i leave work get home get train i'm gonna be late by atleast 45 mins 3 times a week .....now i know colleges frown on these things which is understandable but can't think of another way is it gonna be worth my while or do you think i'm just gonna have to pass on the chance ? so really i'm asking just for general advice what would you do etc..and any ideas for getting round it

Amba_Gambla

your best bet is to go and speak to someone at the college... explain everything and explain how you can't afford to give up your job, but don't want to miss the opportunity of going to college.....

they'll be able to advise you best...

DrFluffy

When are you planning on sleeping?

Do you actually have your timetable yet - your classes might not start first thing...

elantan

thanks ambla will do..dr fluffy got my time table today i'm early start mon tue and fri my night shift pattern is great i work fri sat and sun then have a week off then work mon night to fri morn then a week off so theoretically it is gonna be one week out of three i will have probs with my plan for the mon to fri morning is ...got to college on monday get couple hours kip before going to work mon night go to work thengo to college tue swap shifts with someone tue night(i work with a great bunch of people) get sleep tue when home till wed when i wake up (not at college wed) then go to college thur ..then thur night then got to college fri(only in for 3 hours) my last night shift i never sleep anyway i always stay up ..best bit about it is with my night shift i get to study for the full shift if i want to ..so it wont interupt with my family time ...does this seem possible to people or am i being silly....

Snow_Angel

If you think it's possible go for it. However there are a few things you should know :

1. You say you stay up and don't sleep much anyway. being at college isn't like sitting around doing nothing - it can be mentally, and also physically, exhausting.

2. You may only need to be in college for certain hours - but what about outside study time? I do at least 2 - 3 times as much private study (and need to do this much!) as I do time in uni.

Just a couple of thoughts for you

lisa_75

Snow_Angel wrote:

If you think it's possible go for it. However there are a few things you should know :

1. You say you stay up and don't sleep much anyway. being at college isn't like sitting around doing nothing - it can be mentally, and also physically, exhausting.

2. You may only need to be in college for certain hours - but what about outside study time? I do at least 2 - 3 times as much private study (and need to do this much!) as I do time in uni.

Just a couple of thoughts for you

I agree. it is not just the in class time you need to think of, but study time too. I am only in uni 8 hours a week, but do 15 - 20 hours a week at home, sometimes more.