Incoming freshman wanting to learn about time management and college students who have already experienced taking classes learn how to manage time.

Dora Rebolledo, criminal justice freshman, said she decided not to work her first year of college.

“I decided to focus on school for the first semester instead of work,” Rebolledo said. “This is my first year in college and I want time to adjust.”

A study done in 2013 stated that at least four out of five students are working while they are taking classes in college. Finding the balance between working and attending classes get in the way as one becomes more worried about the other more. Rasmussen mentions 12 tips on what to do to balance having a full-time job and attending classes at college:

1. Build a support system
2. Find a flexible job
3. Schedule time off work ASAP
4. Time management is everything
5. Make your manager aware
6. Stay focused on the finish line
7. Take time to breathe
8. Have clear objectives
9. Bring school to work and work to school
10. Consider online courses
11. Optimize your tuition money
12. Love your learning

According to number four in the article, planning is the key to life. Planning ahead when homework is due, taking the time ahead to study for an exam, and preparing for complications getting in the way. An example would be work, a co-worker didn’t show up for the shift and the manager asks if it could be covered. Students are focused on earning money and decide to stay.

“I try to get all assignments finished way ahead of schedule, so I have more free time in case sometime were to come up like getting called into work and I have more time to study for upcoming tests,” Jadin Casto, nursing freshman, said. “My free time is less than 10 hours a day and I manage my free time by preparing homework to be done ahead of time while I work at night.”

With complications always happening and getting in the way, there are always help if needed to talk about the stress going on in life. While having the support of friends and family is helpful, the counseling center is available to students. Whether it’s dealing stress of work or stress from classes, the counseling center offers the help that everybody needs.