Interning during the academic year

I'm currently entering my junior year in college and have gotten offers to intern at some big CRE firms (think JLL, CBRE, Colliers, etc..) they will pay only about a 40k and want me working around 30 hours a week. If I'm doing a full semester (15 credits) will working 30 hrs be too much and adversely affect my GPA? Or will the work experience be valued more by potential employers than my university GPA? Thanks for the input!

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I'm in the same situation, I ended up taking the job and if it gets in the way of school too much I'm gonna ask to cut back hours a bit

 

I did this for much less money on the principal side my senior year. I think my main question would be do you need to work to pay rent and enjoy yourself? Secondly, do you need the resume boost (non-target, etc)?

 

I worked through my junior/senior years and found the time manageable. I think it reflects positively on a resume as it demonstrates tenacity and time management, on top of being consistent work experience.

 
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