Am I pushing myself too far? I've just taken on another responsibility...Input please:

[bicentennial_baby]

Ok, here it is, as of now, with my newest thing:

Monday: Class from 10-11 am, Private Tutoring from 11-12/1, Classes from 2-3, 4-6:30 pm

Tuesday: Internship from 11-5

Wednesday: Classes from 10-11, Private Tutoring from 11-12/1, Class 2-3

Thursday: Internship from 12-6, Collective Meeting 6:30-9 pm

Friday: Class from 10-11, Private Tutoring from 11-12/1, Class from 2-3

Saturday: Boston Area Student Interns Collaborative Workshops, 2-4 pm.

*Also* my Thesis and Conference Prep. And offsite work for the Internship, the Collective, and the Workshops.

I'm doing it all. I need to restructure my schedule outside of those times and buckle down on my time management. Discipline is needed. Good practice for Grad school, I say.

What say y'all? :)

[Haole Girl]

1. It's a full schedule

Only you can determine whether you have time for it all. You are young and healthy. Enjoy your energy level while you have it! :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

I'm not that young! I'm 31!

:rofl:

I have the time theoretically. When crunch time comes, well...I'll sleep when I'm dead.

My former Dept Chair wants me to apply to MIT for my PhD, so I guess I'll learn all about life without sleep and fun now. :D

[Haole Girl]

4. Hey, everybody seems young to me!!

:hi:

[JanMichael]

2. My wife is in her third semester of grad school.

what you really need is a liquor store close by. It's just jumping through flaming hoops of dogshit. Really. No big deal.
When do you study? Are your grades going to suffer?

[bicentennial_baby]

6. My actual 3 classes are cake...300 level Econ

I could do it in my sleep. It's my Thesis, my Internship, and the Collective that will drain me.

And that's ok. :)

Like I said, I have to rework my schedule and carve out time for everything I have to do. But the Boston Intern Collaborative thing is a can't miss opportunity, and I really want to do it. Plus, Saturday is one of my only free days. I hate College Football! :rofl:

[bigwillq]

3. That's a full plate.

I wouldn't, me personally, be able to add much more but only you know you!

WHen is their time to study, hang with Sniffa, relax, go to the bathroom, eat????????

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Sniffa who?

:P

He's fully supportive of me, and he's busy too. Plus, if we're so busy now, he can save up his vacation time for a kickass break after I graduate.

[Shakespeare]

5. I kept a similarly hectic schedule when I was in grad school.

In addition to a full load of grad classes (12 hours), I worked 4 different jobs: taught 2 freshman comp classes, worked in the writing lab, worked 12 hours a week as an advisor in the college of education for secondary ed students, and pulled a few hours a week at my dad's business.

One of my professors threatened to kill me with his bare hands if I didn't scale back (he was afraid I'd get burned out). I did come close to burnout one semester, but ultimately I was able to do just fine. For me--and I suspect this may be true for you, too--I found it easier to be disciplined if I had more on my plate. Idle hands and the devil's playground, etc. etc. etc.

[bicentennial_baby]

7. When you have this much, you have to schedule, schedule, schedule...

Right?

That's what my White-board is for :D

I was with my Former Dept Chair today, and when I told him all that I had going on, he looked at me like I have 3 heads. :rofl:

But, he said that he knew I could do it, and he wants me to apply to the MIT Urban and Regional Planning PhD program. He's gonna write me a letter. :wow:

:hi:

[Shakespeare]

9. Oh, that's GREAT!

An ex-boyfriend of mine (and still good friend) spent several years working as Ed Bacon's right hand (now-retired city planner for Philadelphia, and father of Kevin Bacon). It's a really fascinating field!

[bicentennial_baby]

10. The admissions thing looks tough!

They take 1 out of 9 applicants. :o

But, my former Dept Chair is convinced that I can get in. He said "You have an impeccable academic record, you're a great writer and researcher, and you're going to have excellent recommendations. You can do it."

Squee! That felt nice. :)

[Shakespeare]

11. Tough to beat a recommendation like that.

You should feel very, very proud of yourself right now. :thumbsup:

[bicentennial_baby]

13. I do, but I have a lot to do between now and then!

I'll be ok. I'm going to take off work next Tuesday to sit and look at all of my syllabi and schedules and work with my white-board and paper calendars. I'll feel better then. :)

:hug:

:loveya:

[ThomCat]

12. Sleep!

:hangover:

:P

[bicentennial_baby]

14. My body is tuned to 4-6 hours now

More than that and I'm a zombie, really. Less than that, I can manage with caffeine.

5 is ideal during the school year. Summer, 8-10. I have a system. And, I eat like a monster between Sept-May. :D

:hi:

[Fran Kubelik]

15. You can do it.

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

16. I hope so...regardless, I will do it

As my Thesis adviser says, I'm a "self-starter"...i.e. a ridiculously motivated nerd who will do whatever it takes to get where I want to go. Sleep be damned! :D

:hug: