Part time or Full time degree?

[threetree]

hi everyone out there.

I am stuck between taking up a Part time degree or a Full time degree course in SIM GE.

Is taking up a part time degree really very stressful? Do you all have many friends who gave up studying part time degree?

I cant decide and hope everyone will share with me their experiences or give me some advice.

TIA!

 

[UNATCO]

The failure rate for part-timers is always higher than full-time students if that's any indication. I don't have a job, and I already feel sleepy whenever I hit the books; that's why I really respect people who got their degrees while working.

 

[lolita_5]

PT mode doesn't imply that u need to work on weekdays while going for classes on Saturdays or at night. If you choose PT mode and have 4 night classes a week without holding a FT job in the day, it's still considered studying as a FT student. If you opt for PT, you can utilize the weekdays for other interests/tasks(enrichment courses, driving lessons, giving tuition etc.), not necessarily mean u must get a 9-5 job to "fill the void"

 

[threetree]

PT mode doesn't imply that u need to work on weekdays while going for classes on Saturdays or at night. If you choose PT mode and have 4 night classes a week without holding a FT job in the day, it's still considered studying as a FT student. If you opt for PT, you can utilize the weekdays for other interests/tasks(enrichment courses, driving lessons, giving tuition etc.), not necessarily mean u must get a 9-5 job to "fill the void"

if i were to opt for a PT and utilize the weekdays for my interest, i think full time would be a better calling. Because if you study full time, you do not have lessons everyday too.

My perceive of a PT course is like holding a full time job and attending lesson after work.

I saw many people doing that, but i do not know the results for it.

 

[wav35_]

used to have many friends who took part time at SIM GE. to answer your qns, yes its very stressful, pt studies is never easy but not impossible to do well. some people will drop out, either they cant take the stress or the sch/partner uni ask them to leave cos they keep failing. those who took UOL are more relaxed during term time cos theres no coursework but stress level is at the highest once prelims (abt 3 mths before exams) are over. those who took RMIT will be swarmed with projects and assignments throughout but its harder to fail as compared to UOL. it depends on how much you want it really, there are still PT students who got UOL first class or RMIT degree with dist.

why dun you consider UniSIM too? not easy but their progs and policies are catered for PT students.

 

[lolita_5]

if i were to opt for a PT and utilize the weekdays for my interest, i think full time would be a better calling. Because if you study full time, you do not have lessons everyday too.

My perceive of a PT course is like holding a full time job and attending lesson after work.

I saw many people doing that, but i do not know the results for it.

well I've male frens who use their 2 year ns as admission criteria to unisim. As they only have classes on Saturdays and weekday nights, their weekly schedule looks more "structured" compared to a FT student. However I think u are still unsure abt studying PT hence FT should be a better option for u

 

[Successor.]

Why not get a contract job and work for 6-9 mths then quit the job leaving 3 mths for FT revision?

I can't understand why are there people who cant be flexible about it. Some people just want to work and pass their exams, unless you are smart, hardly anyone can do that especially UOL.

 

[Audris]

In this dilemma too. Currently under a bond and I can only either study local part-time (SIM) or overseas full time by applying study leave. And my working hours is around 8 to 10 hours.

 

[rollbread]

If you can financially afford then go for full-time cuz you have more time to study. Its tiring to study part-time especially if the classes are at night.

 

[Bedokian]

It takes self-discipline to achieve a PT course with a full time job. For myself, I juggled with a day job, part time studies and "paktology" with my then GF (now wife). I achieved a 2.2 in my UOL without any repeats.

 

[chiwawa23]

I think it would be better to study FT if u can afford financially. If u want to study PT also can, but then u got to be very disciplined and diligent cos it will definitely be taxing and fatigue to have to juggle between both work and studies. U might just get burnt out if u are a person who never possess a strong will. Definitely u will get shag after both studies and work and u might not have enough time to cope with it. Therefore I would advise that FT would be a better option. Just my 2 cents worth. It's up to u ultimately in any decision that u made. Wish u all the best

 

[alphakim]

If you can afford financially, I would advise you to go for full time study. Being a part-timer like me, you need to have a very strong self-discipline and good time management.

Maybe I can share with you my experience as a part-time student @ RMIT. Indeed, there will be tons of individual and group assignments for each module we took. For part time student, there will be 3 modules per week (Some modules are scheduled on Saturday class).

For the assignments, we would normally meet up on weekend for discussion. You might want to ask why didn't we meet up on weekdays for discussion? The answer is we are full time employee. Apart of attending the lessons, we left with little time for other things as we were all tired after the lessons.

While the exam, it is normally held after 1 month of our assignment submission. Having said that, we have merely 1 month to do our revision. Of course you can do it on and off during your free time.

I would say that we have to forgo some of our personal times for the sake of our studies. Example, 1. no clubbing during weekend 2. those who like travel to other countries might reconsider their schedule 3. to have an understandable wife/husband, bf/gf to support you throughout your study. 4. to who are married and plan to have children, pls pull your 'hand brake'!

However, if you can sailed through the above obstacles smoothly, nothing is impossible.

 

[runforyourlife]

Why not get a contract job and work for 6-9 mths then quit the job leaving 3 mths for FT revision?

I can't understand why are there people who cant be flexible about it. Some people just want to work and pass their exams, unless you are smart, hardly anyone can do that especially UOL.

i did, abeit not with first class. holding onto a FT job at that time

 

[Kvicez]

Ask yourself:

1. Can you multi-task? That is you say, are you able to juggle work commitments and study well?
2. Are you able to handle high levels of stress?
3. Do you need the money?

If you say yes to all 3, go part-time. It will be very difficult, no doubt about it. While it's good to have a stable income and work experience, there's no point if you can't concentrate on your studies and can't really absorb what's being taught. Worse, you can't perform and need to repeat the module or drop out. Repeating modules are very costly.

If you do not need the money, go full-time. While you're studying the same modules at the same pace, you'll have more free time in the day, allowing you to manage your schedule flexibly. You also have more time for revision and assignments since you have time.

Just my 2 cents.