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<blockquote data-quote="c1070" data-source="post: 29894" data-attributes="member: 5276"><p>Hey, so I did the GDL full time last year at BPP and I got a commendation whilst working part time (between 16-24 hrs a week depending on my shifts)</p><p></p><p>I started out working in a bar - working evenings to fit around lectures etc. I usually worked either a full weekend and one evening shift during the week or a couple during the week and then a weekend full day.</p><p></p><p>It’s deffo doable, but I was very tied...doesn’t leave huge room for socialising.</p><p></p><p>After about 6months I left the bar and got a 2 days a week job in a shop. That was totally doable and not as exhausting, it was hard work but nowhere near as tiring as the late nights in the bar!! Lots of my friends did tutoring etc, but I guess it depends how stable/High you need your income to be. </p><p></p><p>In summary, working significant part time hours alongside the GDL IS hard, but it is also doable. I think it probs gives you a hell of a lot more ‘resilience’ than you’d expect. I’d advise making sure you can take (If possible) paid holiday before your exams so you can properly focus on revision, but through the actual year, it’s probably doable (just)! Although if you can do an Intergrated masters and get the loan that’s deffo worth looking at </p><p></p><p>but that is only my experience and specific to the two jobs I had...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="c1070, post: 29894, member: 5276"] Hey, so I did the GDL full time last year at BPP and I got a commendation whilst working part time (between 16-24 hrs a week depending on my shifts) I started out working in a bar - working evenings to fit around lectures etc. I usually worked either a full weekend and one evening shift during the week or a couple during the week and then a weekend full day. It’s deffo doable, but I was very tied...doesn’t leave huge room for socialising. After about 6months I left the bar and got a 2 days a week job in a shop. That was totally doable and not as exhausting, it was hard work but nowhere near as tiring as the late nights in the bar!! Lots of my friends did tutoring etc, but I guess it depends how stable/High you need your income to be. In summary, working significant part time hours alongside the GDL IS hard, but it is also doable. I think it probs gives you a hell of a lot more ‘resilience’ than you’d expect. I’d advise making sure you can take (If possible) paid holiday before your exams so you can properly focus on revision, but through the actual year, it’s probably doable (just)! Although if you can do an Intergrated masters and get the loan that’s deffo worth looking at but that is only my experience and specific to the two jobs I had... [/QUOTE]
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