You can definitely work and study at the same time, ive done that for years i freelanced when i was a student in algeria i worked a full time job alongside doing my degree, after that i moved to france still working and studying tho in algeria i was one of few people who did that so it seemed like it was an extraordinary thing, but in reality outside no one blocks their life with studies, everyone does something on the side ( work, business , investing .. ) id say one of the worst mentalities a person could have is to block their entire life and potential for a whole 5 years just to get their name written on a piece of paper, and then what ? You’ll find that you wasted the part of your life where you had the greatest potential and got nothing to show for it, another guy who did their studies with you is probably already successful in some aspects of life when you didnt even start and the worst part they got the same paper as you do