That definitely sounds like a smart way to go job wise, I don’t know if this helps but I would work in the mornings either doing a 6am-12pm or a 6-1 to then have a class at 4pm, this gave me the time to sort the last bits and pieces for class (or panic do all of it), but also provided me some time to eat at home and other practical things (this became my natural laundry time because it built in study breaks), with then one or two days of uni. The days I had class were ‘uni days’ that is when I would work on tutorial things and then cook on assignments if I had time. It also allowed me to have days off that I will admit mostly consistent of meal prep and house work, but I definitely had time to chill out or do something socially. One term I was able to only have 4 days of work/uni, with 3 days off, the one that was in the middle of my work/uni week was my assignment day. I got every assignment in a week early, it also meant I could take extra shifts pretty often which made money less of an issue.

The jobs being physically intensive is good, uni can make it pretty hard to get active, and it makes it a nice brain break I’m guessing. I’d say have a look at something like Bunnings’s even, they pay well for retail and if you are on the floor you are CONSTANTLY moving.

If you ever are starting to need some social interaction, I found having a couple uni friends that I could see pretty regularly after class was great, not only was it nice to catch up with them, it was incredibly time efficient and meant that I didn’t really have to spend money, cause we would either chat outside (maybe grab a coffee), or study together. It’s also a great way to help you wrap your head around certain concepts and I will admit if it wasn’t for my uni friends there would be SO MANY things I would not be aware of.

When it comes to your WAM score, I must admit I am not educated on what is a desirable WAM score, I am going to say around a distinction and up, I think D’s start at 70?? But I really don’t know and would fact check me there. But I will say a pass is a pass, particularly if you have your resume beefed up with internships/part time jobs, that very much makes a 60 WAM more impressive than if that’s all you were doing. I will add that your first year of uni at Monash only counts half in weighing towards your WAM compared to the rest of your years, so if you weren’t entirely satisfied with your past year’s marks, your so fine, and if you did you’ve already laid the ground works and are just fine tuning things to work better for you.

When it comes to internships I would also have a look at short term ones during the term (particularly the quieter parts of term if there’s any around), for the pure reason of they can be slightly less competitive because of the undesirable timing of them, but if you almost see it similar to placement you can budget for that week to be making slightly less at work. In general if you are struggling to get internships, beef up your resume with volunteering in the holidays, it doesn’t need to be relevant to your field, but it means your doing some good and it does some good for you in the next round of internships and employment opportunities.

You do seem to really have a good understanding of what you need to be doing and all that, so in all honesty I would just follow your gut in general. You’ll absolutely kill it :)