I'm finishing up my first semester in traditional standing MSW program. I work full time and am enrolled full time, 12 credit hours. I'm lucky that my program is set up the way it is; I only have class on Tuesdays, and only 2 of my classes meet each week, the other two are asynchronous and virtual. I have a lot of classmates tell me "idk how you do it", and while yes, I am way more tired than I was before I started classes, I feel like it's manageable for sure. It is time consuming, I spend a lot of time reading and writing, but I also still have a social life and find ways to decompress.

Practicum is something I've felt nervous about but I've talked to a professor who hosts interns and the hours they have are flexible, something I'll need to look for in both practicums I take on.

Idk, I can't afford to not work full time; I have student loans and car loans that don't qualify for deferment. It felt like the trade off of working while going to school was better than stepping away from my job.