<p>I think ease of getting a campus job depends upon the campus. My son had w/s as a freshman, so that was easy. This year he did not get that. He did not find a regular job right away (he did something for 2 weekends early in the semester, so that was a start), but there was a more “temporary” job that he did eventually find on campus. He worked it for a short time, but then he had to drop it because he just had too much work toward mid-end of the semester. </p>
<p>He worked over the winter, so the stress is off in terms of his needing a job now (he has half of the money from work last summer too). I don’t know if he will look for one. He says that there are very few non-work/study jobs on his campus. There are very few jobs within walking distance, but plenty if he rode public transit (available, but he never uses it). </p>
<p>The whole job issue was making him nervous last semester, because he really had a hard time finding something immediately. I think that might be why he chose to work over winter break.</p>
<p>We don’t contribut much, and we do not ask to see where he spends his money. Most of it is spent eating with friends off campus. He has spent some money for medical/RX copays, a couple of cab rides, and a few school related supplies (he always remembers to tell us about these bills, I guess so we will understand should he need to hit us up for a few dollars).</p>