Balancing School And Work With Stress

School is an extremely stressful time and stress can easily become overbearing for those who strive for excellence in education. Some students, like myself, have part-time jobs while attending school. While upholding such a tight schedule, it can be very difficult to find time to study and do assignments. A job is a requirement so that money is accessible and payments for education are available. School can be expensive and student loans add up, so a job is needed to pay for it. Although everyone needs a source of income, balancing school and work could be difficult and could also severely affect your grades. Students may find it hard to maintain good grades, balance school and work, and cultivate a healthy life style.
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Balancing the two can lead to added stress and can negatively affect your health with all the unneeded stress. Young adults are prone to stress, because for most of their lives their parents have dealt with most of their problems. Therefore, the stress may be too much for them and cause them to perform worse in school or in their job. Also, your employer may not be able to base your work schedule around your classes, so it may result in you having to miss class to be able to keep your job. In fact, when I worked for a drilling company, my boss called me and told me he needed me to get to the sight as fast as possible, so I had to miss class to be there. As a matter of fact, I had to miss work on numerous occasions to be able to keep my attendance up in school. In most cases, if you are to miss too many days at work to attend class, most employers may fire you or deduct your …show more content…
Working late hours or having to stay up to late hours of the night can result in a lack of sleep when your alarm for your eight o’clock begins to ring. A lack of sleep can result in poor performance in school and at your job. As a result, your grades could plummet because you fell asleep while studying. Also, you may begin to fall asleep during class or while working because you’re completely drained from a long work shift and staying up until three o’clock writing an essay. In addition, a proper diet may not be achieved. Fast food may make its way into the mix and you may rule out three meals a day. Meals with be few and far between and you may start eating more or less than advised. Stress eating could lead to obesity and not eating because of stress or because you don’t have time could be detrimental to your health and can make it harder to feel energized or get anything done. If your schedule is packed with work and school, it will be impossible to find time to exercise and stay healthy. Exercise is key to feeling better about yourself and taking care of your body and organs. A healthy lifestyle is a must to being able to focus and be energized to take care of your busy schedule and maintaining your grades.
All things considered, a job can negatively affect your grades, a healthy lifestyle, and create a difficult balance for school and work. In my opinion, it will be detrimental to your studies to try to