Son, I was doing 19 credits per semester usually that was loaded and I mean loaded with research and writing, translating, etc for hours and hours.
Same difference.... almost. You left out a job. I am shooting assignments 7 days a week, Wednesday and Sunday are production days (12+ hours), plus I have all writing courses, plus writing for the paper. On top of I commuting 30-mins each way.
I would love to not work for the paper, school would be a breeze without anything else to do.