Hey man... It's tough going from working, back to school especially graduate school.. I "took a break" after getting a 2yr degree just to keep my head above water and not be homeless . Look at me now... Fucking loser making $14 /hr which is pretty much minimum wage in Seattle. You're going to finish school out, you're too smart and have come too far so don't be stressed or afraid. And don't be a goddamn idiot like me and get comfortable stuck living paycheck to paycheck
The last job I had was paying me 25.50 an hour with a 75 dollar per diem, and they were paying all my hotel and travel costs so the per diem was only for food. I lived off granola bars and peanut butter sandwiches.
Now I'm not working so I can finish my thesis and after that I'll hopefully get a full time job that pays better. I'd get hired no question of oil was at 80+ a barrel because there's hella projects when it's like that, but right now it's looking pretty bad for that so I'll have to work at a company that does mostly forestry work and they don't pay as well.
I hope I finish before I run out of money tho, lol. If not I'll be working as a loser concierge or something.