<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>Any insigts? Nspeeds, Shaganov, anyone?</p>
<p>I know virtually nothing about financial aid, but in most cases I don't think that how you want to receive your aid has much bearing on your admissions decision. sorry if this isn't what you were asking.... i'm trying to write my gtown essays now and it is NOT going well.... gah....</p>
<p>I put 'yes' for mine (freshman app), but never ended up doing one. I don't think they'll force you into it, but you'll always have the opportunity.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>That's what I was thinking, but at the same time doesn't it mean that you forgo that much money that could have come to you in a different form?</p>
<p>No, I'm not sure but i think that if you do work study it comes out of your loan. Either way you have to pay the money eventually and if you do work study then you are working some of it off now instead of paying later. Even if you get work study, i don't think you have to do it. It jsut means you have the option of doing it and you can check it out and see what you want to do/how much time you want to put in once you get to campusw. Lets say your financial aid says that your work study is $3500. That means that $3500 is the MAXIMUM you can work. You can work less if you want but that's all they are allowing.</p>