<p>For the Class of 2013, how much does the college you're going to expect you to save from working this summer for your student contribution?</p>
<p>For me, Swarthmore says 1450, Duke says 1900, and Dartmouth says 2700. I guess I need to take 3 jobs for Dartmouth lol. What givesss? j/k</p>
<p>What about you guys?</p>
<p>Mine doesn’t expect anything from the summer? (I didn’t even know they could expect that… lol)</p>
<p>But I have $3,000 in WS when school begins. Blech!</p>
<p>lucky! what school is that?</p>
<p>Michigan State University. </p>
<p>Best get to working on that summer work :P.
Seriously 2700 in summer work? That’s rough.</p>
<p>yeppp…trippin. i might have to take out a loan if i dont earn it all.</p>
<p>"First, the Student Contribution:</p>
<p>We expect that all students will contribute to the cost of their education. Every student receiving financial aid is asked to earn $2,700 for school in the summer before matriculation. You should also budget 20% of your own savings and assets as a resource for each academic year."</p>
<p>Eek, I am working three jobs this summer, the only ones I could find, and I do not think I’ll be making that much.
The economy’s bad, they can’t possibly expect everyone to find jobs. It’s really hard, especially where I am from.</p>
<p>wow you’re right… the economy. woy woy.</p>
<p>Minimum age goes up to $7.35 this summer. YES. Riches, here I come!</p>
<p>riches. haha.</p>
<p>Tufts doesn’t expect anything of me this summer but I do have $2000 of WS if I matriculate.</p>
<p>$2765…
well, $2700 + 20% student assets…
oh, look, someone else from Dartmouth already posted.</p>
<p>is that high? i mean, if you work one full-time job for the whole summer, you can earn $2700 depending on your area. Min. wage here is 7.50</p>
<p>You guys minimum wages are in the $7.35 & $7.50? Wow, I guess I love living in Washington, I think ours is $8.55 or something</p>
<p>^ higher cost of living…i dont know what minimum wage is in CA though</p>
<p>wow i didnt know students were expected to earn money in the summer…that’s rough. </p>
<p>try to look into tutoring ventures if you can, guys. i find it extremely profitable for the amount of time invested. good luck to you all :)</p>
<p>Yeah, I didn’t know that some places require this either.
That’s going to SUCK.
What happens if you don’t make that much?</p>
<p>Well, summer earnings go towards indirect expenses here… as long as you’re somewhat frugal, it wouldn’t really matter if you came short by a couple hundred dollars. Plus, you can just work more during the year (non-WS, most likely) and earn what you couldn’t make during the summer. Most employment expectations arelike 10hrs a week… it’s not unreasonable for someone to do 15-18 and still have a social life/do well academically.</p>
<p>I’m not too worried, although I’m a bit jealous of you guys who have to earn <2K :)</p>
<p>Ours is going up to $7.35, but it was $6.55 and was only $6.15 about a year ago.</p>
<p>I’m sorry. Haha. Where are you from?</p>
<p>Ours is like 6.55 or something, I think (MD). But if I get the job I want, at a clothing/retail store, I’ll be making like $8/hr.</p>
<p>How do we know how much we’re supposed to earn?</p>
<p>On Long Island, NY – it is $7.00 flat. But, this summer, I have a paid internship that is paying like somewhere between $8-10 per hour, so good deal =)</p>
<p>$2400 from job</p>
<p>$656 from savings…</p>
<p>my parents will cover it</p>