<p>“$50k skin in the game is not an unreasonable goal. Stafford loans get her to $27k (and are a better deal than private loans), which leaves $23k to be earned over four years. That comes out $5750 in earnings per year – divided by a $10/hr. pay rate, is 575 hours of work per year, whether that happens over the summer or during the school year.”</p>
<p>Err, but that’s $50/k a year and $200,000 total. She definitely needs help from parents to swing that. </p>
<p>As far as making money at Brown goes, there are a lot of available jobs on campus, though the pay rate is more like $8.75/hr rather than $10/hr. Getting a job at one of the libraries that involves being a desk attendant is a good starting point—you get to just sit there and do hw most of the time, so not only do you make money, but you are forced to be productive and get work done. Esp. cool during finals. Then she can add other part-time jobs on top of that. I work multiple jobs and pull in around $4,000 during the school year. Last semester I took five courses, worked three to four jobs(earned around $2300+), participated in two clubs, and had still found time to socialize(hooray Saturday nights). So it’s definitely do-able to balance work with the rest.</p>