Is it A Bad Idea To Try & Get Fired?

I go to school full-time and I work full-time. I want a career at an investment bank in the future. I am a junior. It is killing me to go to work & school at the same time. But, I need the money for school, food, and rent in NYC. I do not want to work while I'm in school. I know my grades could be so much better if I wasn't working. But, I have to take care of myself. What is my best bet?

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I'm going to school because I want a good job. I don't have parents. I have to do it all by myself, which I have been doing since I started college with no complaints. I have a year left. My classes are getting harder and I need to focus more. I work 50 hours a week at a demanding job and I go to school full-time. I sleep 4-5 hours per night. So, while I am aware that no one is asking me to go, I am going because I want to. Because I don't want to have to work at a low-paying job for the rest of my life & because I don't have anyone to take care of me. I am 20 years old and I have been working hard my whole life. I asked because I was looking for advice on how I can make my life a little easier for the next year with my advanced classes. Don't presume to tell me anything outside of what I have disclosed. It's literally not a big deal. It was a question. Everyone is acting like immature frat boys. Such a poor quality of people on this site. Get over yourself. It's just an online forum.

 

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