<p>Is putting NO for work study frowned upon at schools?
The way I am thinking is that if I put work study then like 3500 would be available for me through work. However, if school is tough and I cannot workn't work I'd have to come up with the 3500 myslef... That's why I intended to put NO.
Please share your thoughts.
Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Generally most students CAN do work study quite easily. Schools do expect student to come up with some money and effort before they give you their own grants/scholarships.</p>
<p>thanks for your response.</p>
<p>The thing is that the school meets full need and is need-blind and if I don't have work study then they will meet my need in a different way [I think]. I'd rather have loans because my program is really rigorous. I covered almost all premed courses in one year with honors and I am trying to maintain my 4.00... I am afraid that a mandated job might make me unhappy + everybody complains that they pay very little and are hard to come by. If I cannot find a job, then there is a gap - the part of my "need" that is covered by work study I will have to cover myself...
Thank you again!
P.S. also I'd like to volunteer in a hospital a little bit and do research -> no time for work</p>
<p>Schools expect? Now we are just running off of no knowlge-based theory but common sense. Rarely people come here with the truth. It's just a bunch of kids and momys stating would would be the average person's common sense. Clearly not what the ivies run on.
I can't work, alright? In your wild guess would the schools even care for circumstances? Whatever. Asking here was a mistake. Apparently nobody knows for real. People just "think" they can quess.
P.S. If I need to work I could work off campus.</p>
<p>First of all, the work you do in a non-work study job counts against you for the subsequent years FA. Work-study money does not harm your opportunities for FA. This increases the real economic value by 40-50%.</p>
<p>Second, if you are going to be so ungrateful to others trying to help you with their experience, then shut-up.</p>