School and Working full time

[Celtic Rose]

So, I'm probably coming off as a complete flake here, but I think I've decided that I want to get a nursing degree. There is a college near by that offers an accellerated Master's Degree in Nursing for non-nursing majors that I'm really interested in, so I've decided that since I've gone back and forth about nursing since I was 18 I'm going to go ahead and take the pre-requisites for the program.  I will probably have to quit my job for the actual nursing program, but I need to stay employed for the pre-reqs.  For those who have attended school while working full time, what is a realistic amount of classes to take.  I suspect that I am being overly ambitious because now that I've made a decision I just want to get them out of the way.  I'm considering two evening classes (Monday through Thursday nights) and two online classes.  Will this kill me? 

[longview]

No.  It won't kill you, but it will kill your social life and hobbies.

12 hours was real do-able when I went through occupational therapy school, worked 32-35 hours at a real flexible job, and raised three kids without welfare or child support.  Some semesters were 15 hours and I got through them.  One semester ended up being 18 credit hours with 6 weeks of a weekend statistics class.  I also moved the family the weekend before finals, and ended up needing IVs to finish the semester.

I did all my cooking on Saturdays for the week.  Every "break" I got my research done for upcoming papers.  Yeah, I lost weight, too.

Every time I weakened I remembered a friend asking, "So what will you do tomorrow if you don't go to class?"  Didn't have a good answer.  Also put a big sign on my wall in front of where I studied that just said, "Keep you eye on the prize."  Meant something to me.  Find what means something to you.

You can do it.