<p>I'm a transferring AA graduate, and I just got my financial aid award. The portion I must pay out of pocket is $4090, which I can afford, but I would like to earn some money to preserve a bit of my savings for next year.
I'm 20, female, and I live in a suburban area. English is my planned major, and I am seeking a career in education. Besides book stores and movie theaters, where should I look? The summer is off season here (FL), so will anyone even hire seasonal employees right now? Do you have any experiences that might help me?</p>
<p>Tutoring is an option....you could help kids prep for SAT, ACt etc. If you want to go into education, then it will help you there. </p>
<p>It is really hard to find good tutors, and if you drive and can get to the students house it is very easy to get jobs. Start NOW. Make up a flier and go to your old schools. To start. </p>
<p>Tutors can charge 20-50 per hour.</p>
<p>I agree with Citygirlsmom about tutoring over the summer as you can have a wide array of clients (reading /writing tuor for elementary middle school students) SAT tutor for highschool students especially since many kids do take prep courses over the summer.</p>
<p>Have you considered watressing or bartending?</p>
<p>Bartenders need to go to a several week program that could cost upwards of $1000+. I'd rather be a waiter, though the tutoring thing looks awesome.</p>
<p>I would love to tutor, but my best SAT scores were 570M, 660V - good, but not anything that would qualify me to tutor kids (and these scores are recent). I'm also not familiar with all the new changes that have been made. I like the idea, though. Maybe I can do some research about the FCAT. Some kids have serious problems with it, and it can't be that hard if all HS graduates must pass it. Or maybe I could offer help to kids with their college search and applications (is it ethical to charge for advice?).</p>
<p>The off season thing is a big issue here. Waitresses usually have their hours cut during the summer months. I'm trying to think of what all the <18 kids are doing when they get off of school. They go to the movies, hang out at book stores and clothing stores, go to the mall, etc. I guess I just need to fill out tons of applications in hope that someone is willing to hire temporary employees.</p>
<p>You might try some temp agencies. My son has worked for one the past two summers and kept busy pretty much all summer. Try more than one, if there are that many in your area. The first one he tried only offered him one job and it involved driving 100 miles out of town at night with prescription drugs. He turned that down! The other agency did much better.</p>