<p>I'm eligible for 3,000 in work study. Assuming that I am able to find an on campus job does this mean that I am only able to receive 3,000 per school year through my job ?</p>
<p>You will get a Job. I think getting a job is mandatory if you are accepting Work Study. If you receive more than $3,000, then they will adjust your financial aid award package accordingly.</p>
<p>jerome is mistaken. there is absolutely no guarantee whatsoever that you will get a job.</p>
<p>if you get a job that ends up giving enough hours to earn the $3k, you can still work and get paid after that. if your employer realizes that those extra hours aren’t covered by work study, then they might cut your hours, or they might not if they really need you. the 3000 isn’t a limit on what you can get paid, only on what your employer gets reimbursed for. disclaimer: this information isn’t based on something i’ve seen, only that its impossible to retroactively adjust your financial aid when the year is almost over, and experiences i’ve had talking with people about ws.</p>
<p>Thank you so much, this has been a huge help. Another question I have is, if I make more than the 3,000 does this mean that when I apply fro financial aid next year they won’t give me as much aid as this year because I made more than required ?</p>
<p>i wouldn’t really know, but i would speculate that it would have no effect. my understanding is that after you go through the 3000, its just a matter of the school denying work study funds to your employer. that is to say, the finaid office shouldn’t really know about that. its just your employer who pays instead of the work study program.</p>
<p>but i would be completely wrong and jerome might be right on overages.</p>
<p>as usual, if you’re really concerned about it, call them.</p>
<p>@aforautumn I stand corrected. I guess the Fin Aid department told me a lie, They said that I would definitely get a job.</p>
<p>i was going to describe my experiences in more depth, but it’d be more eloquent if i just qualified my thoughts on work study.</p>
<p>if you apply for a new job every week for 8 months, you will get a job. in that sense, you ‘definitely’ get a job. but thats no different than if you don’t have work study. work study is not a program where they give you a time and place to go to work, and when you get there they give you a shovel and tell you to start digging. you have to go out and do the exact same thing you would do without work study, and while your odds are improved, theres absolutely no guarantee (to my knowledge), and you’re no less susceptible to becoming a discouraged worker as anyone else on earth.</p>
<p>needless to say, i’m bitter–just because i feel like they don’t make that clear enough. dont add that 3k to your budget until AFTER you have a job that you think will give you 3k worth of hours. even if you get a job, you might be lucky to get half that. because that 3k doesn’t mean much. its just a number on isis. whether you get a job or not is only tangentially related to that number.</p>
<p>@aforautumn I agree with you 100%. They shouldn’t post 3K of work study on your financial aid award letter if you will not be guaranteed the 3K.</p>