<p>Waiting tables. Lots of opportunities, often flexible work schedules and you can make a ton on tips. </p>
<p>Once you get good, you can work anywhere, and there are restaurants everywhere.</p>
<p>If you are a good swimmer, you can take a lifeguard certification course; try your YMCA. The course is usually two or three week ends. If you pass, then you receive your Red Cross lifeguard certificate. Classes to become certified are held year round but especially right about now and in Spring in order to train lifeguards for summer.</p>
<p>You can certainly work during the summer as a lifeguard and there are other opportunities as well during the year, because many pools require lifeguards, depending upon their location and policies.</p>
<p>I do not believe the length of your hair would be an issue as long as you kept it in a ponytail so that it would not get in your eyes or create a problem when in the water. </p>
<p>Congratulations again on your good news!</p>
<p>Jobs may not include sports. Music is okay though. Thanks for the suggestions anyway, I just suck at all sports.</p>
<p><<Anyone have a suggestion for great places to work to save for college? Besides the military? I have really long hair and don't feel like cutting it all off. </p>
<p>If you could see me in person, you'd understand. It is gorgeous. >></p>
<p>Hair model?</p>
<p>Welcome, it seems, to Bucknell gorgeous hair model. As others have said, no car- no exceptions first year anyway. There are buses to Walmart regularly and the mall, a bit further away. Bikes are a good source of transportation and for a long ride into the beautiful countryside, weather permitting, for a relaxing reprieve from the rigors of academia.</p>
<p>It is not just a rich (although as you've learned, many students cannot afford to attend Bucknell, or similar schools, unless they come from wealthy backgrounds), preppy school. My D, a first year, is not rich or preppy and is very happy at Bucknell. </p>
<p>The whole financial aid thing is a bit of a mystery. You can do the EFC, but you still never know. I have 3 Kids in school (Bucknell, Colgate, Cornell). The aid package is different from each school and seems to change each year. We seem to be on the phone w/ each school regularly. We are not rich, but are getting by so far. S only has $8000-10000 in gov't loans and is done this semester. Other 2 have none so far. We as parents have none. We drive old cars, live in a modest home and have little debt. Our children's education was important to us. We think the schools are worth it.</p>
<p>But let me tell you. When they are done w/ school and we have all that extra money---it's party time!! (God willing given our middle age!!) I do not plan to die leaving a lot to the kids! They got their great upbringing (dance, music and sport camps and lessons, etc. and undergrad. education). Now it is time for Mom and Dad!!</p>
<p>I think I can safely say that we are all curious about this gorgeous hair. That good, huh?</p>
<p>I might have to hate you. Sorry. ;)</p>
<p>Congrats on your acceptance and persevering to make it happen! I am not sure about this but I think the car-owning students at Bucknell are in the minority. There really isn't a need and if you do own a car you may find yourself in an uncomfortable position with friends who want to borrow your car or get a ride. </p>
<p>Regarding jobs, I was amazed to hear about all the on-campus employment opportunities at Bucknell. There are more opportunities than my daughter has time to consider... She has heard about many opportunities via Bucknell's e-mail messaging system.</p>
<p>Congrats to IrishThunder for Bucknell, dean's scholarship. My D is a freshman and her new friends are down to earth, hard working girls with work study jobs, "not preppy, rich kids". As a matter of fact, we gave my D spending money in the beginning of the semester but she finds most things to do on campus cost very little or are free, so she hasn't even touched her ATM card! Bucknell offers many things (free) to do on weekends. Some of her friends at city schools can't afford to do anything because restaurants, movies, etc are out of their reach off campus. My D and her friends do not seem to feel deprived. I don't know where you live but my D takes a Bucknell Parent arranged bus home for breaks which is very inexpensive. There are student trips on some weekends that are reasonable too but she hasn't even found the time to go. She will go on a ski trip this month to Camelback. Everyday, this school gets better and better from both the parent and student perspective. If you have the personality to do it, the RA's seem like a great group of students.
You will love it at Bucknell! Enjoy the rest of your senior year.</p>
<p>I'm with purplegirl, my daughter (first-year student) has not needed to use her ATM card either... she has managed with a tiny bit of cash sent to her by relatives now and then. She has very little need to spend money on campus. Her books for first semester were quite pricey (just under $500) but she sold some of them back to the bookstore for cash and she has been able to find books for some of her second semester classes on-line for a fraction of the bookstore cost.</p>
<p>I attended Bucknell YEARS ago and they have really increased the quantity, quality and variety of weekend activities for students who don't enjoy the frat parties. The University has made many of these activities free or very reasonably priced so that all students who are interested can partake. I was surprised to hear that the campus Night Club has popular entertainers like Shwayze and Matt Nathanson perform and I believe students are admitted free.</p>
<p>Ed does increase the probability, in which situation we can use an Ed?
If I have an Ed is that mean my chance of applying for the FA is lower than normal dicission?</p>
<p>Paying enrollment fee this week. Officially going.</p>
<p>I'm pumped as hell, not going to lie.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing your situation to the benefit of others. I am clear that you wholly deserve the wonderful opportunity and scholarship you've been given, and will use it well.
So enjoy, and cheers!
-K</p>
<p>PS I do not believe you will miss the car. Cars really are a fiscal burden, not liberation, during college : )</p>
<p>Congratulations! There is a lot to say for a happy college student in a school that really wants him. You'll do very well.</p>