<p>I will be working through the school year, and the thought of it is kind of stressing me out. I'm a transfer student and have been at my job for almost two years, but I was able to easily juggle work with ECs because of their small time commitment and my seniority at work. I'm worried that I'm going to miss out on a lot of opportunities because of an inconvenient work schedule, if I'm able to find work at all. So I guess my questions are:</p>
<p>-Do a lot of students work through the academic year?
-Is it possible to manage school, work, and a semi-active social life?
-What kinds of jobs are available for students in Charlottesville and is it possible for me to work on a student's schedule (really only weekends, maybe some week nights, depending on my class schedule)?</p>
<p>Worst case scenario, I will stay at my job and have to drive back every couple weeks (1.5-2 hours each way depending on traffic), but I'd really rather not have to do that :(</p>
<p>OR, if anyone is interested in being my non-skeevy wealthy benefactor, I am your girl.</p>
<p>Student jobs at UVA pay so low. Oh man, now that I go to a private university, it baffles me how much more these students get paid. Think about it…is 7-9 dollars an hour worth stressing over? I’d wait until my second semester to see if you are ready for the workload.</p>
<p>wahoomb - I would if I could, but I really can’t afford to quit working. Wages are a concern of mine as well. Right now I wait tables, but I work at a restaurant where my tips more than make up for a low hourly wage. Hopefully I’ll keep waiting tables, I don’t know that I would make enough working part-time for minimum wage.</p>
<p>I worked 2 jobs for the majority of my undergrad career, and also tutored on the side. One of my jobs was teaching, which paid $35/hr, but only 1 hour/week. I TA’d, and that was $10/hr for up to 10 hours/week. Tutoring is easy money comparatively, I tutor 3 kids right now so that is $25/hr each. I had a friend who waitressed, she did it more over the summer but still worked some week nights. Other student jobs I know of are working in the libraries, working in the dining halls, and working at various stores at Barracks Rd/Corner. They generally like you to be flexible with your schedule, such as if you have a day you don’t have classes, you should be willing to work that day. I know one girl who was out of state, worked 30 hours/week. I don’t know how she did it but she did.</p>
<p>Your ability to manage social stuff depends on what social stuff. Hanging out with friends - sure, they can work around your schedule. Certain clubs - maybe yes maybe no, if they always meet Thursday night and you work Thursday night then you can’t go. Clubs tend to meet more on weekday nights and events tend to happen on weekends, if that gives you a better idea of that… You need to be more specific about what type of ECs you are looking for. You just have to be really on top of your work so that you can go out if you want to when you want to.</p>
<p>Thanks hazelorb, that was extremely helpful. It’s good to know that a lot of clubs meet during the week. I’d be more specific, but I haven’t really narrowed down my choices at all yet! I’m going to check out some of the clubs in the fall, and possibly do informal recruitment in September, though I don’t think I’ll be able to pledge without financial assistance. Do restaurants in Charlottesville tend to close earlier during the week? I don’t work nights at my current job simply because we stay open until midnight or 1 AM, and I couldn’t function and still do well in school being up that late (studying is pretty much the only reason I stay up past 11-12 at all). However, I know some chain restaurants close at 10 or so, which would be more manageable.</p>
<p>I guess I’ll wait until I have a solid class schedule and try to work around that. Thank you for your input!</p>
<p>There are some of the bigger chains that close early, like Applebee’s at 11. You’ll really have to scope it out for yourself. I guess you can decide on clubs and such based on what your work schedule ends up being. It will help that you have a car, you can work farther away than other students limited to bus/walking distance.</p>
<p>hazelorb, are UVA affiliated jobs locked solely to people who receive work study? I want to work a job that has something to do with the admissions office (if there even is such a thing). </p>
<p>The admissions office usually takes volunteers, not paid workers, at least the 2 or 3 people I know who have interned there were not being paid. I know someone who did get hired there, actually, she worked with me where I taught. So we worked part time together, she worked full time there after graduating for about a semester, and then moved to the admissions office; meaning, she was hired with a college degree not as a work study type student.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the library jobs are not restricted to work study, but are much easier to come by if you do have work study (my roommate and another of my close friends had work study at the libraries, while a friend in the ed school worked at the library without work study). My TAship was not work study, but another TA did qualify for it and it had a minimal but still present effect on his being hired over some other candidates.</p>
<p>The Office of the Dean of Students jobs (headquartered in the same building as Admissions, although you’ll usually be working in Newcomb ) don’t require work study at all. If you’re looking for a job those are great to check out</p>
) don’t require work study at all. If you’re looking for a job those are great to check out</p>