<p>DD is at a small LAC and had work study, she could not find a job first term, once January hit and she had gotten to know people, she now has an oncall job with her dept and another campus job, too, so even with the WS, it was hard to find a job on a small campus</p>
<p>It's definitely "the early-bird gets the worm" at some colleges - and many kids don't realize that Work-study just means you can apply for jobs; they don't automatically hand you one, and you have to apply. Going to school and looking for a job immediately is important. At my kids' school, though, there are lots and lots of jobs. DD had a FA package w/no loans or workstudy - just grants (for which we are still very grateful), and she was able to find lots of jobs.</p>
<p>Daughter is a sophomore at an LAC, not on financial aid. She also has had no problem getting employment on campus as a teaching assistant or tutor; she'll also be working for her college this summer (for which I am very grateful, given the cruddy economy at home).</p>
<p>Mundane jobs remind them why they are at college.So they have an option to not have a job at at something mundane when they are done. Good reason to study hard and to get lots of exposure to things outside their comfort zone. But is also shows them what it is like to be in that position and for some never have the opportunity get out of it "mundane". All very good. Humbling too !!</p>
<p>I have always said everyone needs to work in dealing directly with the public (retail for example cranky customers etc) It teaches them patience that you can not just say what you want to say, good listening skills and my motto learn to treat others as YOU would want to be treated. Service jobs are good too.</p>
<p>Jobs my daughter has had on campus have taught her and exposed her to things she did not think she would be interested and new skills learned. Clerical skills in assisting in various departments,tutoring (which she found out she really liked and had countless times refused this in high school)
She was thrilled to be able to place on a job application for summer a clerical skill she had learned at one of the campus jobs.
Yes the early bird catches the worm as said.</p>
<p>We had talked about maybe waiting to see what she would be able to do with work load first semester but ultimately said it was up to her.Much to our horror with each phone call of when she had I think four jobs at one time that sinking feeling of now what are you really there for? But kept silent. Her campus only limits them to so many hours. At the end of the first year she voiced how she really learned to juggle things . (this is life right?) Her school did a "job fair" right in the beginning. It all works out . She did not suffer academically.
She was fortunate to be on campus and not have to go off campus this saved time. She knows a few people who did not want various on campus jobs and the time lost commuting even though only 15 minutes was adding up to too much time away from school work. One person suffered academically.</p>
<p>This is something to talk to them about before they go Fresh. year.</p>
<p>My freshman D found a job in her first week on campus. I had actually urged her NOT to work first semester (she's fortunate to have a full tuition scholarship), but the job posted on a bulletin board sounded ideal for her. D is a classically trained violinist, but not pursuing performance as a career. She interviewed with the head of the concert office and basically has a great arts management job (a combination of office work, running the box office, house manager, etc). Flexible hours, right on campus, a way to stay connected to music. She's already got a promotion -- and she has the job for the next four years. It's also something that translates into the "real" work world, too.</p>
<p>Neither of my kids was/is eligible for financial aid, but my son was paid for helping with a research project, and my daughter is currently being paid as an undergraduate teaching assistant.</p>
<p>These sorts of opportunities tend to be available only for upperclassmen, however.</p>
<p>Sometimes, kids can find jobs in the restaurants/stores that are often found right off the edge of a campus. A friend of my son's earned much better money working as a server in an off-campus restaurant than she would ever have earned in a work-study job.</p>
<p>S1 found some job listings on the campus website -- he sent in his resume from home about three weeks before he left for orientation. Someone emailed on Thursday, he interviewed on Friday, and he moved into the dorm on Saturday. This is for a prof on campus, but is not through work-study or FA.</p>
<p>Many admission office, dining hall, and bookstore jobs are not work study.</p>
<p>True -- I worked in the dining hall two years and did not get work/study. At my school, W/S jobs were harder to find than a regular non-work-study position.</p>
<p>A student with web design/maintenance skills can also pick up well-paying work.</p>
<p>There are jobs and then there are jobs. ;) My D works at a lab on campus and gets some sort of pay, nice but really nothing special $-wise. She also baby-sits, pet-sits, and house-sits. The $ she makes for those jobs for the effort expended is almost ....uhhhh...vulgar. She charges nothing. They pay her tons.</p>
<p>Being a responsible, affable nerd has its perks.</p>