Surviving 20 Credit Hours While Working Full-Time: Is It Possible?

Confession time, my friend: I once found myself staring down the barrel of a 20-credit semester while juggling a 40-hour workweek in bustling Chicago. The dream? Dual majors in SPED and General Education. The reality? A calendar that looked like a Tetris game gone rogue. 😅 Was it madness? Maybe. But with color-coded planners, caffeine-fueled nights, and a stubborn refusal to give up my weekends, I made it through. Did I lose sleep? Absolutely. Did I gain wisdom? Even more so. The trick was ruthless prioritization and asking for help when my brain started melting. But here’s the twist: I still wonder if I missed a smarter way. Did you find a hack I didn’t? Or did you crash and burn? Let’s swap secrets and save each other from summer classes! Drop your best (or worst) strategies below. Maybe we’ll all learn something new—or at least laugh at our collective chaos. 🤔🔥 CollegeLife #TimeManagement #StudentStruggles #EducationJourney #CollegeLife #TimeManagement #StudentStruggles #EducationJourney #Education