<p>I'm a freshmen in college, and i need money. I know what your gonna say" get a job you lazy bum". however when i went to apply for a job on campus. they told me i needed work study which i dont have, and i think i should. All jobs require work study. so i went job seeking around the outside of my school but the only people hiring are at least 5 miles from my college.</p>
<p>I dont need the money to buy clothes or food, I need it to pay off my monthly student loan (my parents are trying there hardest) which is about 250 a month for a long time. </p>
<p>I was just wondering if you guys had any advice, thanks!!!</p>
<p>If you need money fast, check on Craig's List and click "gigs" or "etc". They have alot of random jobs.</p>
<p>Also, look around campus to see if there are studies you can do. They pay like $10-$30 for an hour of work.</p>
<p>But yeah, Craig's List is where I get alot of my jobs and interviews. I have two internship position interviews next week that pay. I find that people respond quicker when you apply on CList.</p>
<p>When you go home for Thanksgiving Break, stop into a few businesses in your town to see if they need help over the Christmas Break. If so, that should give you about 5-6 weeks of paychecks. If it works out, see if they can use you over the Spring Break. Start working ASAP when school is over in May and you'll earn 3 months worth a decent paychecks. My kids bust their butts over the summer and the Christmas break and earn enough money to pay for books, spending money, travel money to and from college, and gas money.</p>
<p>You may want to check with housing, dining, bookstore. Since these are money makers for the university, they can often times hire students without workstudy.</p>
<p>Are you sure all of the jobs require work-study? At most schools, there are some that don't require it. Also sometimes work-study awards are re-dispersed a month or so after school starts, taking the option from students who aren't taking advantage of it and giving it to students who will.</p>
<p>I realize that as a freshman you haven't got much of a track record yet, but are you good enough at anything to be a tutor? Are there any other skills you have that other students might pay you for? If students haven't changed too much since I lived in the dorms, some of them might be willing to pay you to do their laundry, for instance.</p>
<p>If there are retail stores near you that aren't just aimed at students, it might be worth trying to apply again. A lot of stores hire extra people to work during the Christmas rush. Depending on whether your school is near your parents' home, you might use this as a selling point when looking for summer jobs, too: in retail trained and skilled employees who are available to pick up a bunch of extra shifts at Christmastime can be valuable.</p>
<p>Also a lot of schools have postings on "complete this survey and receive $10." Or be part of a psych. student project: "get paid $50." Short one-time gigs that make passable money. Those are the types that you would definitely take advantage of...</p>
<p>Have you ever been involved in any sport? My son played soccer and when he needed $$$ in college he renewed his referee license-- depending on the league and the level of game he worked, he made $25-$60/game. If he worked 6 or 8 games at a weekend tournament he could do well</p>
<p>My son starts a tutoring job at the university tomorrow. No work-study stuff required. Just good grades, recommendations from professors and work papers. Pay is $9/hour. Not great; not bad. He gets lots of internship offers from his department. I suggested he go for one of those next summer or next year.</p>