<p>I live outside USA, so I really do not have an idea of what can be possible to earn there.
I will study in California and my college (Harvey Mudd) expects me to contribute with about $2,000 of work study. I suppose that that quantity can be achieved during the academic year.</p>
<p>Do you think it may be possible to earn besides the 2K, $3,000 more? </p>
<p>I wi need them to complete the EFamilyContribution. In the summer, I may go to New York to my uncle's house expecting to earn more there. </p>
<p>I need a GOOD estimate. A conservative figure.</p>
<p>Let's do the math.<br>
You can probably count on (conservatively) earning $8 per hour. Assume you work fulltime (40 hours/week) for 10 weeks in summer. How many hours per week do you need to work during the school year?
Since you are going to HM, you can probably take the math from here but anyway...
Assumptions
Hourly rate = $8/hour, $ required = $5,000</p>
<p>Total hours to earn $5,000 = $5000/$8/hr = 625 hrs
Working hours in summer = 10wks X 40hrs/wk = 400hours
Remianing hours to work during schoolyear = 625hrs - 400hrs = 225 hrs
Hours/week required during schoolyear = 225 hrs/42 weeks = 5.35714285714285714 hours per week.</p>
<p>Seems pretty feasible, but it depends on what you think you can handle.
Oops. Forgot about income taxes. Count on 8% minimum and the rest depends on your income tax bracket. Better aim for a job that pays $10/hour. Check the HM student employment listings and a local Pomona newspaper to see what jobs are available.</p>
<p>or you can try to get under the table $$...my friend paid for college by babysitting, which also allowed her to study after the kids went to bed. She didnt have to worry about taxes, etc, and she usually got paid $15/hr</p>
<p>You could also do tutoring & babysitting over the summer which can pay pretty well. Waiting tables or banquets at nice restaurants/hotels pays very well too. Some kids have multiple jobs--a friend's D will have 3 jobs this summer--one at a fast food place she works at year round, one working with kids in a science program and one helping with bookkeeping for the science program. (She's saving to do a term abroad.)</p>
<p>Babysitting is good if you're girl. Unfortinetly parents prefer girls to do babysitting, rather than guys. And btw, over summer it's very possible to earn $4,000 and more. Just working 7 hours a day in one week gives you total of 49 hours (usually you can do it in two part-time jobs), 49*8=392 a weeks. Which is almost $4,000. That's what I'll do, make about 3 - 3.5k, spent $2k on laptop/stuff and save $1-1.5k for spending in college (if I'll spend $300 a month, which is a lot I'll be able to live w/o working for 3-5 months). My parents will cover the cost my education and food.</p>
<p>Thank all of you. You are really helping me.</p>
<p>What do you think of this:
Working two hours a day for week-days, six hours on saturday, and not working on sundays. This gives 16 hr/week x $7.50 (put it more conservative) x 38 weeks (lets say I won't find a job until the second month) = $4,742 - 8% = $4,363</p>
<p>Now summers. Lets say I work 5hr a day (35 hr/week) for four weeks, earning $8 -> $1,400 - 8% = $1,288 Cool! that would give me enough to complete the $5,000 per year, and still have money to pay my flight ticket back to my country to visit my family.</p>
<p>About the quantities I mention and those mentioned by everybody above-> Are those GOOD numbers for INTERNATIONAL students, that might have RESTRICTIONS on working?</p>
<p>(Sure I will ask Harvey Mudd what are the restrictions, but many of you might already know)</p>
<p>(I too hope to find those under-the-table jobs =)</p>
<p>mafp, I don't know about Harvey Mudd but during the school year you can typically get a job from within the school (e.g. library helper). I don't think there will be any restrictions on you as an international for these jobs. Also, at the kind of summer jobs that you will likely be working, you shouldn't have a problem as an int'l either - but don't quote me on that.</p>
<p>Mafp, really good point about the restrictions. I didn't think about that. I think your student visa will probably allow some permission to work, check with your embassy.</p>
<p>It will allow some permission, but I think the restriction is that you cannot work more than 20hr/per week, and also that you cannot work offcampus. I am really not sure, but I thought someone here might know.</p>