<p>Any current students on work study who can talk about how difficult it is to get a job? What's a usual rate of pay, and how many hours do you get? I'm just wondering how difficult it will be for ds to hit what's being offered. TIA</p>
<p>Work study is not very difficult to get. You have to find a position that is open to work study and apply/interview for the position. The pay rate may be negotiable based on previous work experience. Also, the dollar amount the student can earn in a work study position is capped per the fianaid package.</p>
<p>In order to avoid loans, he’s being offered $3k in work study. I just wonder whether he can reasonably pull that off.</p>
<p>I’m in the same position, I’m also offered 3k in work study. I wanted to know does any campus job act as a work study thing, and you just use the money you make towards tuition? Or do only certain jobs qualify for it?</p>
<p>Earning $3000 in work study for the year is definitely plausible. The student would have to check with the finaid office for the maximum allowable work-study hours per week (if any).</p>
<p>Work-study positions are clearly identified as work study. They’re generally administrative or academic in nature. In other words, if you get a job at the food-court, it may not qualify as work-study. If you find a campus job and it is not designated as work-study, you can ask if it can be converted to a work study position.</p>
<p>As a caveat, once the student reaches the dollar cap for work-study, the work study position technically ends unless the department/office “opens” a non-work study position for the student to fill.</p>