[freehunter]

It is, which is partly why I picked him as an example. I have another friend (in a different field) who did it in four and had an internship during his last year. He's doing well for himself, though he makes a bit less due to his career choices versus mine.

But don't be fooled into thinking a part-time job pays for college in any way, any way at all. I had a full time job making $40k and could only afford one or two classes per semester, and I lived extremely frugally. Paid-off car, apartment under $400/mo, no vices, no parties, and no pets. Someone making $8.15/hr for 20 hours a week only makes ~$8000/yr, or ~$4000 per semester. My mid-size state university costs over $13k per semester, plus books.