Accepted to CPA, CYT, and CSN for May 2023 (Mature Student Status)
Hello everyone, so I am 33 and want to go back to college. I have prior University education not related to IT, CS, or programming. I d have readable knowledge on the subjects though, and worked in one IT company in a administrative role. I have a strong long term interest, and the time is right. I am currently registered in some Cisco Networking Academy Courses, and self-teaching introductory level python, ruby, and C via library books and my PC. I have virtual studio code downloaded to my windows, and have the Linux extension for for my chromebook. I am trying to prepare.
My question is that I have the option to take this full-time but I need to be able to work and take care of myself, plus pay my tuition out of pocket, (OSAP is not an opition right now) but I plan on apply for some entry level scholarpships and future scholarships and bursaries. Is it posible to work at least part-time, and study full-time without my academics suffering..? I also will be looking forward to gaining more income through co-op.
My only alternative would be to take CPA or CSN on part-time evening status through continuing education and work full-time during the day. I would do it year round with no summer breaks. 3-4 classes at a time. I could finish around the same time it would take if I was full-time, the only thing is there is no co-op for part-time option. Would not taking co-op but still networking and applying for related jobs in CPA, CYT, CSN be a huge mistake? I don't have my parents to fall back on here, so I appreciate realistic advice taking this into consideration.
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Sorry for the typos. I was commuting. do* applying*
it's possible to work part time but if you're studying full time and working let's say 20 hours a week that's all you'll have time for
@rennesz Wow. Thanks for being honest lol
Definitely possible to do 20 hours work without much effect on academics (though it is kind of difficult). Anymore though, probably not
Maybe you can manage with more in the first few semesters but after that, the work gets piled up
You can transfer university credits over so you only have to take 4 courses per semester which will lessen your load a fair bit. This is usually the general courses like communication etc. I did the first semester full time working 30-40 hours a week and used my vacation time whenever I was approaching deadlines. Although for second semester the workload is really taking a toll on me right now
@mastaoog That sounds like a good idea. I actually made it a point to send my university transcript when I applied to seneca and received my offers. So I will for sure use it to cover the Gen Eds. I also have 2 language credits I previous took through seneca online 2 years ago for personal interest and learning. The school confirmed they count towrds two humanities gen-eds which is great.
@mastaoog As for your work tolerance, you're saying it is becoming tricky during semester 2. Thank you for your honesty. I have really been thinking about considering the part-time evening delivery option, and just networking my ass off to substitute for the lack of co-op
Not sure if that is a really bad move though
@eakam Thank you for your input