like i said, thanks again for all the advice, but here's another question. i know some girls that i am close to that are/were in sororities and we got to talking about my schedule. And to be quite honest, they all say that they are worried about how much time i already have tied up in work and school, so i thought that i would share my schedule with everyone........8-3 school, 4-6 or 7 work. and i help with additional hours around work stuff. The girls i know were being very sincere when they said that they don't think that i would be able to add anything else to my schedule when also living so far away. any imput?????

Are you (and your parents) okay with you routinely having 12-16 hours a day (if not more) on campus? Will you be working on campus? That would help. You'll likely spend crazy hours at the library too. Also, 8-3 school, is that your set schedule already? Is that every day? My schedule always changed from one semester/quarter to the next. My senior year it wasn't unusual for me to be on campus from 8am to midnight or later. I only lived 15 minutes from school though.

My D is taking a full courseload, doing 2 intercollegiate sports, running one of the major charities on her campus, working directly for a P's research, and is an officer in her NPC GLO. She does live on campus and will continue to do so even though many of her classmates will be moving into off-campus housing. GEN Alum and I are adament about staying on campus and made sure that the schools to which she applied could supply campus housing all 4 years. Her free time is fairly limited but she still manages to maintain grad/law school quality grades while meeting her various ec responsibilities.

I'm sure I've mentioned this in previous threads. I work a minimum of 20 hours a week, take 15 credit hours, spend 10 hours a week in the public school system, and hold an exec office in both of my GLOs. (I WAS AWARDED THE SWORD OF HONOR ON SUNDAY!! YAY!!)

Most days, I go from 8a-8p--and that doesn't include Phi Sig/SAI stuff. Many nights I'm on campus until at least 10p. I usually have an event for one org most nights and if there's not an event you can rest assured that I have some sort of meeting.

I live right down the street of campus--only about 5 minutes away. Living close doesn't make it any easier. And, most days I hit myself in the head for getting involved in so much, but it's worth it and it pays off. I love every second of my crazy life.

And, while I'm not in an NPC, my membership is still rather time consuming.