<p>so im gonna be a freshie come fall...psycho bio major...taking chem14a, cluster, and math3a...do you think i will have time to get a job? or should i focus on academics?</p>
<p>Yes, be stripper.</p>
<p>Well, firstly, do you have work-study? </p>
<p>Yes, you'll have time for a job. 12-15 hours/week is normal. It just depends on how dire the concern for money is and if you want to do ECs, find your way around UCLA, adjust to the system, etc. </p>
<p>So what outweighs what? </p>
<p>Need for Money vs. Getting adjusted/starting ECs/getting used to coursework? </p>
<p>CHEM 14A / MATH 3A / GE is normal for an incoming first-year bio major.</p>
<p>You can get 10 hrs/wk jobs through work-study easily. I'd recommend it, since:</p>
<p>a) It gives you money (always good)
b) Depending on your position, you can interact with or get experience in the field you're looking for. I work as a senior clerk (read: glorified copy/errand boy) with the UCLA Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology. My job description doesn't sound like much, but during my free hours, my boss lets me go into the operating room to shadow the anesthesiologists. Nifty job perk. I now also know more about anesthesia; before, I just thought it was sticking a needle into someone, but now, I know it's more about internal med/surgery. That knowledge shaped my views.</p>
<p>What are some of the best jobs on campus? "Best" meaning most money, but least stress :)</p>
<p>Well, work-study positions where you do office work and make around $9.00-$10.00. </p>
<p>On-campus? A lot of the ASCULA jobs (non-techie) pay around $8.75. Someone help? I can't think of other specific on-campus jobs. I'm thinking AAP and Covel Tutoring as well but I don't know the rates.</p>
<p>I would say it's not so much to get or job or not, but more a question of 'if I work, how many hours?" Again, take into account what people are saying as to free time and how well you think you'll adjust. Remember, you don't have to get a job right away you can wait a few months. Then it's also a matter of how much do you really need the money.</p>
<p>Just throwing this out there because there has been some confusion, you have to qualify for work study when you filed your FAFSA.</p>
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Well, work-study positions where you do office work and make around $9.00-$10.00.
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They're actually anywhere from $8 (cheap office work, they hire 5+) to $13-14 (secret sources). Usually, they pay about $10-11.</p>
<p>If you can program, you can get up to $17/hr.</p>
<p>Covel tutoring pays about $13 I think. Either that or $17.</p>
<p>where else can u make $13?</p>
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If you can program, you can get up to $17/hr.
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<p>What level of programming do you need? CS 33? PIC10C? What's good enough? </p>
<p>And where would they hire programmers?</p>
<p>What happens if you don't qualify for work-study, and yet you would like to have a job? Do those people have to wait until the job positions are offered to to the work-study people and then get the leftover jobs, or do they have a slim chance of finding work on campus if they are not financially unstable?</p>
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Strip bars!</p>
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What level of programming do you need? CS 33? PIC10C? What's good enough?
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Check the work study website for yourself. Pic 10 is not enough. CS 33, possibly. You will need to know SQL for some high paying jobs.</p>
<p>On another note, if you can maintain a website, you can make probably $12-15. I'm not talking about basic HTML skills though, as people would assume.</p>
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What happens if you don't qualify for work-study, and yet you would like to have a job?
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Outside sources, such as ASUCLA. They will not pay as much. Even then, some non-work study labeled job would prefer to hire work study students, for funding reasons. In these cases, you could refer to the word leftovers.</p>
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where else can u make $13?
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Find out for yourself! It's easy, go to the work study site -> students. Look through the jobs.</p>
<p>how important are jobs in the eyes of medical school admissions? what about internships? </p>
<p>would it be odd to not have a job for the next four years if one's an incoming freshman now?</p>
<p>Do you need a job? No? Then don't get one! :rolleyes: Do other things like volunteering at the hospital on-campus or doing research or something.</p>
<p>another question: is volunteering at the hospital cliche for premeds?</p>
<p>well that and shadowing are good ways to find out if you really want to go into medicine</p>
<p>Don't think of it as cliche, but as something that shows you whether medicine is right for you. Medical schools (and in the end, yourself) want to know whether medicine really does fit you, and whether you really want to do medicine. Experience like this is one of the few evidence medical schools have of your passion.</p>
<p>It probably was in high school when students were doing it for community service hours.</p>
<p>If one of the volunteer task is to clean children toys, then you can come to a conclusion .</p>
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another question: is volunteering at the hospital cliche for premeds?
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from what I've heard, it is one of the unwritten requirements for med school admission. Like Jinobi said, med schools want to know that you understand from first-hand experience what you're trying to get into.</p>