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Is it possible to comby University with work life?

Hey guys, I have question regarding working part time while doing Uni. I'd like to know if there is anyone here who has the same experience as I am describing, like work part time and still attend Uni. I know many people do it, but my situation is that once I reduce my working hours (for 2 specific days of the week) I won't manage to change it. My shifts wouldn't be flexible. Would it still be possible to attend Uni? I know they have recorded classes, but also they have field trips time to time that I will need to attend. The degree would be Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
Anyone in the same experience here?

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It would depend on your ability to change work days every semester, as you will likely get a new timetable every 3-4 months. Personally, I can quite easily juggle 3 jobs and still attend uni, but I am quite fortunate to have somewhat flexible jobs. time-wise you almost certainly will have enough free time to work part-time and study - many students do (apart from the super intense courses like medicine, because they have super-long academic weeks), but if you can get your employer to be even slightly flexible, it'd help. Don't rule uni out immediately, talk to your employer and see what they say

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