<p>Got work study, and wondering what my best job choice would be
Could keep about any job (I've worked several and never been fired)</p>
<p>Would the campus radio station offer a job for work study?</p>
<p>I work at Leavey Library. My job is sweet; All I do is sit at a desk and do homework. I'm supposed to answer any questions from patrons, but well...fortunately very few people have them.</p>
<p>ISD will have a LOT of work study jobs available in the fall. They have a fair during welcome week where you can go and apply for jobs.</p>
<p>Did anybody start working during their freshman year? i want to take a break during the first semester to adjust and then start working during the 2nd semester.. are there any jobs during the spring?</p>
<p>I kind of want to work at the library too...</p>
<p>Yeah, some jobs open up during the spring...if you have Work-study funding, you should have little trouble in getting one.</p>
<p>My daughter has work study in part of her financial aid package as well. So the basic procedure is you look at the jobs the first week and then sign up/interview? Do you do it directly with the employer on campus (i.e., is it up to the student to go to the place they want to work and get the job there) or is there a work study office that assigns/fills the jobs? </p>
<p>How many hours a week would work study be for $2500/year?</p>
<p>Thank you!!</p>
<p>PS My daughter is hoping to take just 12 (or maybe 14, adding in one of the "fun" 2-unit they offer) units in the fall in order to adjust to college and incorporating work study, then move up to a full load of 16 in the spring. She has numerous AP credits which the admissions counselor told us last week should make that a doable plan.</p>
<p>redski59, are you able to just sit down and do homework because you work the graveyard shift? I work at the law library and during my night shifts, I can pretty much do that after I finish my checklist of stuff to do. On my afternoon shifts, though, I'm kept busy, and I'm generally not allowed to do homework.</p>
<p>uyulove, I started working 2nd semester. I used MonsterTrak to get a listing of open work-study jobs.</p>
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redski59, are you able to just sit down and do homework because you work the graveyard shift?
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Lol, guilty. :o But I also work on Tuesday afternoon and Saturday morning. The Tuesday shift can be a little rough, but Saturday's pretty decent.</p>
<p>If you're interested in an ISD job (such as the library, computer labs, or even some clerical work) here's the site to check: <a href="http://www.usc.edu/isd/employment/students/current_jobs.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.usc.edu/isd/employment/students/current_jobs.html</a>. Note that right now, there are only a few openings as it's obviously almost the end of the semester. But in August, it should be pretty long.</p>
<p>Is there any difference between work study jobs and regular jobs? Are certain jobs limited to people who have been awarded work study? Since I haven't been awarded workstudy, can I apply for these same jobs?</p>
<p>PBK Mom: It depends how much you get paid. But I have to work about 10-11 hours a week to make it to $2500. But then again, I work w/ USC Readers and I don't work during finals, or spring break (both mine and the kids) so I only have about 13 weeks each semester to fit in work. It's probably easier for other jobs, especially at ISD because you can work during the weekends and evenings. </p>
<p>sfgiants: There's more work study jobs because employers can pay less (government subsidy), so it's not that jobs are limited to work study, but rather the employer prefers work study students. If you don't have work study you can't apply, but there are plenty of jobs for non work study. Check out the job fair at the start of the semester.</p>
<p>sfgiants, it is possible to get a non work-study job, but those come in VERY limited quantities and you might have to wait til 2nd semester to get one. For that, my advice is to KEEP checking. Use USC's monstertrak for those jobs and check the ISD site I linked above. The Daily Trojan has some ads too.</p>
<p>Is it possible to have a job both in the work-study program AND outside? Or does it get too hard as a full-time student + the jobs?</p>
<p>It's possible, but I would think that would be a big burden upon yourself.</p>
<p>As a parent, I 'd say that we really would prefer students do well by learning & not working more than the 10 or so hours/week one would get from a work-study job, especially in freshman year. Unless it's an extreme financial necessity, it's important to have a balance between school, part-time job & social & other activities colllege has to offer.</p>
<p>the big difference between work-study jobs and non-work-study is that ws is NOT counted against you for financial aid next year. Non-ws jobs count towards your income and student income hurts FA the most.</p>
<p>Another big difference between WS & non-WS jobs is that the federal govt subsidizes WS jobs & there's a cap on how much you can earn total during the year for WS jobs. Also, many WS jobs are on campus & generally employers with WS jobs are understanding of student schedules, projects, exams, etc. and will schedule around those with students. I only had WS jobs as an undergrad (plus summer jobs, of course) & did not work during law school.</p>
<p>I have heard that with some campus jobs (maybe it is the "Work-Study" jobs), that the wages are not taxed. Is that true for all on-campus-jobs, or only for Work-Study jobs, or only for some subset of Work-Study jobs?</p>
<p>Here's some info about Work-Study: <a href="http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/stubook.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/stubook.html</a></p>
<p>With regard to taxes, I believe ALL wages are taxable unless there is a specific exemption which keeps them from being taxed. If you need more info about work-study, your university or college FAid office should be able to assist.</p>
<p>Wages are taxed, regardless of work-study. We do have to file 1040s and all that fun stuff.</p>
<p>^ so if i had a WS job and held it for 3 years(? am i right?) i would be considered a california citizen?</p>