<p>Well, due to some annoying and unethical circumstances that are beyond my control, it looks like I no longer have a job this summer.</p>
<p>Since there really isn't any time to get a job for only a month's time for the rest of this summer, I am interested in getting a job during college. However, I'm worried that getting a job (whether it be on or off campus) during my first semester in my freshman year is risky. Would it compromise my grades to the point where it would significantly effect my GPA? Would it significantly reduce the probability that I'll make good enough friends? I know this will differ from person to person, but a general idea of what some people might have gone through would be nice.</p>
<p>I also want to participate in some on-campus clubs, like either the Newspaper or the Radio club. Would there be enough time for these?</p>
<p>If any of you have been in this situation, or are going to be, it would be awesome if you could give me some advice about this or how you plan to cope with a job and being a full time student. I really want to save up some money for tuition and other expenses that I may incur as time goes on.</p>
<p>It entirely depends on what kind of person you are. I mean, it just does. Someone might tell you they worked full time and did a full time load and got by with a 4.0 GPA, but that person might naturally just be a hard worker who’s able to take stressful situations and make something great out of it. Other people need more time to focus on studying and get stressed out no matter how many or few hours they work.</p>
<p>If you get a job on campus it’ll probably not be for over 20 hours a week. That seems like the average you get with work study (at the most) and student employment- but then again it would just depend on the school. Sometimes schools set limits on how many hours you can work per week at an on campus job. </p>
<p>Anyway, 20 hours isn’t <em>too</em> terrible, especially if a lot of those hours are on the weekend.</p>
<p>My first year and a half of school I worked around 25 hours a week at a retail job. It was hell because I closed all the time and had early morning classes. I’d go straight from school to work and any homework had to be done in between classes, in the morning, etc. I didn’t have a lot of time to do any kind of additional studying like I needed to for some classes. But I did survive :)</p>
<p>And I did student radio too! That wasn’t bad at all because they were just 3 or 4 hour shifts once a week, and you have a lot of down time with radio. Especially if you don’t have anyone else there with you. That gave me a lot of time to work on papers or study for tests.</p>
<p>I imagine newspaper would be a lot more difficult to manage, what with deadlines you must meet and all the tasks you need to get done.</p>
<p>You can work a job when you’re a freshmen, no problem. Try to get one on campus. Last year (as a freshmen) I had 3 off-campus and it sucked, but the money’s good. </p>
<p>You’ll be fine. If you can’t balance working 15-20 hours a week and school, you’ll learn quickly. It’s really not that difficult :).</p>
<p>I had two campus jobs this year, one for each semester, and worked at each job about 15 hours a week. They were really relaxed positions that explicitly allowed me to do homework while I was at work provided there was nothing for me to do - and still get paid for being there. (one was a stock room clerking job - if there were no orders to fill, I could “kick back and nap for all they care” according to my boss since the stock room was in the wayyy back of the building.)</p>
<p>Odds are good that your campus job will end up being half work, half homework-hour.</p>
<p>I plan to get a job starting my freshmen year though I am looking at 10-15hrs a week, though ideally I would say about 10. I think it will be managble, studies show those who work about 10hrs week do better in school than those not working.</p>
<p>Studies show that students WITH a job have better grades! I think you should definitely get one on campus so it’s convenient and possibly related to your major. They usually pay anywhere from min. wage to $12+ and hour, and you normally would work only 10-20 hrs a week. I think something that might be great for you is to try getting a position as a tour guide or welcome staff member. That way you get involved, get leadership experience, and you only work big events like orientations, welcome weeks, etc. If you’re unsure, go to your career center! They’ll help find a good job for you that fits your schedule.</p>
<p>If you feel you need to get a job, you should go for it. However, (speaking from personal experience) I think it’s really important that going into it, you keep some things in mind:</p>
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<li><p>your academics come first. Try to get a job on-campus that you can schedule around exams and stuff. If you feel like you’re getting overwhelmed it’s NOT WORTH IT to keep the job but sacrifice your academics.</p></li>
<li><p>try to get a job where you can do homework. I got a job where I had to be actually legit working, four hours a day (it was usually clerical work) but it was just frustrating because I’d actually be tired after work. and then I’d be unmotivated to put even more energy into my homework. I later found out that there were a lot of jobs in the library where you could basically sit at a desk, do homework, and get paid to man the desk.</p></li>
<li><p>try to get a job on campus or very close. It’s pointless to waste hours of your day going back and forth between my job. I had to walk to work, a half hour each way, which was an hour of my day completely gone.</p></li>
<li><p>try to get a job that will have benefits for you beyond just money. For example, if you know what major you want to do, try to work in that department. </p></li>
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<p>I do school work at work. It’s actually study time for me. Most work study jobs are easy. I would say people usually only work 10-15 hours. You can’t work more than 20 a week at my school. I play a sport, write for the paper, and a club officer for yal and am in a sorority abd work at least 10 hours a week. You’re only in class 17-21 hours a week so you have a lot of free time as opposed to hs. In hs I went to school, played a sport and worked 30 hours a week, so it managable if you stay organized.</p>
<p>I plan on getting a job as well this fall (my first semester too) because I didn’t work this summer and want extra $. I just worry that I won’t find a job one since I wasn’t awarded federal work study.</p>
<p>Im undecided about my major as of right now…(lets just say that i like a lot of things). my main idea is International business but im also taking the pre-reqs for med school. that being said, im taking 17credit hours this semester. however, i need to have an income soo I was considering getting a job. would that be a good idea? I got a scholarship soo i need to keep my GPA above a 3.5. I also would like to be able to be involved in the social events at my school…
would it be a good idea to get a job? Is it too difficult to handle everything and still get good grades??</p>
<p>I had a job where I worked 10 hours a week during my first semester. My GPA that year was 3.75. I also played a club sport, went out almost every weekend, and had plenty of free time. Having a part-time job and being involved with something on campus actually adds much needed structure to your day, which makes it easier to study and get things done.</p>