<p>What do you think about that? Do many students work during college or not?</p>
<p>If your school gives you work-study, use it. The jobs are so much cushier than any off-campus job I've heard of.</p>
<p>I have a paid internship, and I worked last semester at the student store.</p>
<p>I don't strictly need a job, but I find it a lot more comfortable to buy clothes, concert tickets, presents, etc. with my own money and have control over my checking account.</p>
<p>It definitely takes some time away from school...but let's face it, even if I wasn't working, I'd probably be wasting time procrastinating instead</p>
<p>Just don't do more than, say, 15 hours a week</p>
<p>I've been working 20 hours a week for the past 3 years....and while it hurt my applications (due to lack of a billion ECs) I couldn't imagine not working.</p>
<p>I used to work during the semester one time. Not too bad. Just worked around 22 hours a week (mostly on the weekends). It was nice to get some extra spending money for whatever. It was also nice getting professional experience in my field. You should definitely look into getting an internship at some point during your college life. Much easier to land jobs in your field when you get at least a little professional experience in the field beforehand. If you're just looking for some other job, then well, it's always nice to get that extra money.</p>
<p>"An internship at some point during your college life", what do you mean by that? like wroking in field taht is clsoe related to my major?</p>
<p>Yep.</p>
<p>Let's face it. The work world involves a catch 22. To get experience, you must have experience. At least for most fields. Finding an entry-level job after college will be much tougher if you do not have any professional experience in your field yet. So that is why I say that anyone should go for at least one internship at some point. Something that will give them that extra advantage when competing with other fresh graduates. A nice GPA and good EC's are always great, but for a lot of fields, some evidence of professional work in the field is what could end up landing you that dream job (if you have one).</p>
<p>Thanks a lot</p>
<p>And usually students do internships during their sophomore, junior, or even senior year.</p>
<p>I always had internships during the summer, but this year I had an on-campus job for 20 hours per week. </p>
<p>Whether or not having a job in college during semesters depends on the school and the student. When I attended an Ivy League many students didn't have much time to have a job in addition to their course load and many had parents who simply sent them money. I lived off of money that I earned from summer jobs. When I transfered to a state school where most students are commuters a large percentage of students have jobs in addition to being full-time students. Many of them pay for their own tuition, cars, etc. because their parents are unable to do so. For example, my girlfriend is going to school virtually free due to state aid but she has two jobs (waitress and secretary) to pay for all other living expenses (such as recently buying a car) that her parents are unable to provide for.</p>
<p>I worked a lot during hs, so I couldn't take not having money coming in. I end up working a lot more than I planned though. It's usually between 20-30 hours a week.</p>