<p>does it go straight towards tuition, or books, or 'personal expenses'?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they just cut you a check like any other job, though it may depend on the school.</p>
<p>chuy is right - you just get a check as with any other job. What you use the money for is your decision.</p>
<p>The only difference between a work-study and a regular job is that the federal government reimburses your employer for half of your wage, which makes you a pretty attractive employee. Many on-campus employers will give preference to students who are eligible for work-study. Work-study income is also not counted as income on the following year’s financial aid application, while other income is.</p>
<p>Work study is like regular work, except for the work hours. Your employer limits your hours per semester. You are allotted a certain number of hours and pay per semester. Many work on-campus, but I’ve heard of some people you do work study off-campus, but still under the same guidelines.</p>
<p>Payment is through check/direct deposit. That can go to anything, but the idea is that you would use it for school expenses since it is financial aid. Nobody’s stopping you of doing otherwise, though.</p>
<p>thank you everybody how soon can i apply if im a senior in hs admitted as a fall freshman?</p>
<p>can we get a another job in addition to that. mine only allows me to make $900/ semester and I know that I’ll need more. that extra money wont have to be paid back in next year’s tuition will it?</p>
<p>U apply to work-study by filling out FAFSA and accepting the work-study</p>
<p>^ thanks but i meant for ucla, the job itself,… should im wait until after orientation or start emailing employers now for interviews? i already know i qualify for 2200 workstudy…</p>
<p>My work study on my fin. aid award from NYU allots for $4,000 so what happens in the event that you reach your max? I know it sounds far fetched but do you just stop working for the remainder of the semester?</p>
<p>sapphire, you should contact the Financial Aid office. Different schools do it differently. In my daughter’s case, she has a work/study orientation the first week of school, and finds a job after that; available work/study jobs are kept in a notebook on campus. So my guess is that it’s a little early to be applying. Do you even know where to apply? Not every employer on/near a college campus is a work/study employer. You need to work through the FA office, not go off on your own. Give them a call, they’ll let you know what to do and when.</p>
<p>And don’t worry; if you’ve qualified for work/study, you will get a job.</p>
<p>I don’t think people understand how easy this is.</p>
<p>Work/ study simply works in your benefit b/c the federal government is footing some of the cost of your employment (wages).</p>
<p>If you have work study, you don’t HAVE to apply or work to a work study job; it’s only easier to get hired at one. If you find a job elsewhere, it’s the exact same in terms of the benefits to you (wages).</p>
<p>Just apply to a bunch of on-campus jobs - many will say if they prefer work-study, or at least it will be a question on the application.</p>
<p>Does it get taxed?</p>
<p>Can you appeal to get work study if they don’t offer it to you? I had it this past year and I did use it well, but they didn’t offer it again for me next year (so I’m losing that job I was offered for the fall because it’s a work study position.)</p>
<p>At least where I am, the work study goes on like a scholarship, and then you get paid your wage on top of that. (Double wage basically, getting one paycheck to you like a normal job, and then another paycheck to the school).</p>
<p>There are Work-Study jobs, and then some employers that participate in Work-Study but are not based upon it. In the Work-Study jobs, you only can work for what they have money allotted for. In the employers that participate (usually has to be on campus stuff too, but stuff like the Dining Hall, that may operate through a contractor), where work-study foots part of it, but you can do more than the work-study allows (the extra is just wage, nothign going towards financial aid), as the jobs don’t just exist from work-study money, and would be there even without the work-study program.</p>
<p>Hopefully I can get some work-study. Not sure exactly how they choose it, because I know some super rich kids who are in on it. I think there secret is that they lie on their financial aid forms. Maybe I need to do that to compete for good financial aid in the future.</p>
<p>Do international students get the same benefits?</p>
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You are not eligible for federal work-study. At my college it wouldn’t matter because we do not distinguish between work-study and non-work-study jobs, but elsewhere you might be ineligible for most campus jobs (and for off-campus jobs too, of course, because of visa restrictions).</p>
<p>i am eligible for work study. am i at least guranteed some kind of job? how hard is it to get a job? and basically, according to the above posts, i have to go through the financial aid office to do any of this? i’m going to UCLA by the way, if that helps</p>
<p>Just go to your school’s webpages, read info carefully fill out and submit whatever forms you need to, and apply for jobs by sending e-mails to potential employers. At my school there’s a whole listings on a daily-updated website for work study. As long as the position is still open and you’re qualified enough you will get the job.</p>
<p>The job you get has to be on the UCLA FAO list. I think you can also petition. Basically any job on campus will qualify for work study, and it’s really easy to get a job on campus.</p>
<p>Your not guaranteed a job but it is much easier than to give it.</p>