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Hey all! So I'll be doing an undergrad thesis for the next academic year. I'll spend this summer (four months) collecting the data needed and getting a general head start. (This is lab based.) I've also been invited to do a research project for the next academic year. It's a full year course. It's not lab-based, but instead involves bioinformatics. I've already said yes to the thesis. On the other hand, I don't want to say no to the second research project because it involves bioinformatics - something that I've been hoping to learn about for ages! With a professor's supervision, I really think I could learn a lot, and it would be a brilliant experience with any research I could/would do in the future. I know that there is a slight risk here: I may be over-loading myself. But to be honest, I would really like to do both. I won't have many courses (the thesis + project forms 2 credits, and I need to take 2.5 more to graduate.) I will also have a part-time job. But I've done this job last year too, with a full course load and several volunteer commitments so...I think it's reasonable? (I won't have any volunteer commitments for the next year though.) Thoughts? Do you think that with good time management, I could do it? I believe I can...I'd just like to know whether this is a crazy idea.