<p>If I have say $1000 in work study, and I don't work that semester, what happens? Will Cornell bill me for that $1000? Or has the $1000 already been added to my bursar bill in August? Or what?</p>
<p>The $1000 per semester work study has been calculated into paying your expenses (figured by Cornell at $2640 per year). It is expected that you will work at a work study job, and make the money to cover those expenses. If you do not work, you will need to get funds from elsewhere to cover those non-bursar expenses of books, travel etc. </p>
<p>Ohh, I see. So I won’t be billed the amount. Thanks!</p>
<p>no, you will not be billed.</p>
<p>you can also find a work study job for only a few hours a week (4-6) that will not really cut into your school work if you are concerned. My S got a job at the Cornell fitness center as a monitor checking in the members. He chose to only work 4-6 hours a week and also got free gym membership. He said it was a very easy job. </p>
<p>My younger kid doesn’t have work study, but she was able to find a job working 10 hours a week. The job lead to a summer internship in NYC paid by Cornell. My older kid also worked around 10 hours a week while at Cornell. She worked in an office. She didn’t have any work experience prior to going to Cornell. It made her resume looked very nice and it helped her to get future internships. Both of them started working freshman fall and the work didn’t have ill effect on their schoolwork. I think it actually helped them to manage their time better.</p>
<p>Has anyone answered the question of what happens to the student portion of the bill if they don’t end up working? I thought it would end up on the tuition bill.</p>
<p>@Renomamma, Please read my response #1. </p>
<p>I see now, maxdad. It works differently elsewhere. Thanks.</p>