<p>Is anyone doing the work study programs? I've been offered a decent amount for it in my financial aid package, but I have a really strong policy on not mixing work and school together. (Tried it once with best buy and I put too much time into work and my school work went downhill)</p>
<p>What job opportunities are there, how many hours per week must you work and how much do you get "paid" per hour?</p>
<p>I am also getting a decent amount with the work study program. During the Highlander orientation they were many jobs being offered most of them above minimum wage. the great thing about working in college is that they make the schedule work for you so that you don’t have any problems with your classes that you might have had working at some department store. I say you go for it because if you don’t get into the work study program your first year then you can’t do it at all so give it a go.</p>
<p>and apparently the offer still stands as long as you do it one out of three quarters in your first year. at least that’s what i hear. so you can always finish fall quarter and then evaluate whether or not you think you could handle it for winter and/or spring based on how fall went.</p>
<p>I received 2500 last year and I ended up using it all. If you dont use it, you will lose it. Its nice to have a guranteed job considering its much easier to get hired since the government is paying most of your salary. I know people that started working right away, but I waited until after my first quarter so I could get a better feel of college life. I ended up landing a 15$ an hour tutoring job at a local high school in January and worked there till May when their school year ended. Basic rules for work study are you can only work 19 hours a week and pay day is only once a month. You’ll get emails during the school year about workshops concerning work study that will explain all the details and how exactly to get hired.</p>
<p>It depends on if you think you can handle it, and how much you get exactly. I was offered only 800 for work studies so I ended up declining it and looked for a job elsewhere. I ended up getting a tutoring job at a local middle school that ended up paying more than what the work studies offered.</p>
<p>@Robotkat - How did you accept your work study program after the first quarter? Aren’t the financial aid forms due before the start of fall? Also, what subjects did you tutor in for highschool? </p>
<p>In addition, what subjects did you tutor in, and do you know of any other subjects that were available for tutoring?</p>
<p>I accepted it before the first quarter because I wasn’t sure if I was going to use it or not and I saw it as accepting the money won’t really hurt me. A majority of students either don’t accept it or accept it and never use it. Because this happens its really easy to get more work study money if you catch up to your limit. I was originally given around 1800 and asked for more and they increased it to 2500. Im fairly certain they would have increased it again if I had asked for it. </p>
<p>I tutored in all subjects from AP calculus to history to chemistry. There’s more specific tutoring jobs that only require tutoring in math or english or a specific subject. Jobs around campus like lab/office assistants and tutoring jobs are the usual work study jobs posted.</p>
<p>RobotKat- I got 2000, who would I talk to increase it? I’m hoping I could make 3000 at least this year.</p>