<p>So I got my fin aid letter back, and it says I have 1,600 for work study. It also says that means about 7-8 hours a week. </p>
<p>7-8 a week is manageable, right?</p>
<p>Does that mean that all my money goes toward paying my bills? Or can I work extra and earn spending money for myself?</p>
<p>hey i had the same exact thing on my finaid packet and the same question..the parents said that the 1600 is your pocket money that comes just like a regular paycheck. and 7-8 hours is very manageable and fair, imo. im not sure about your last question because in the finaid book thing that came with the packet i think it said 1600 was the max that we were allowed to earn, but that doesnt really make sense because im sure they're always looking for people to work both on and off campus, so im a little confused about whether we can earn extra money too.</p>
<p>Two-thirds of Swat students have on-campus jobs. They include just about everything from working in the dining hall or the library, staffing one of the coffee bars, driving the campus shuttle vans, being a dorm computer tech or an RA, interning in admissions or the alumni office and everything else. I think I've even read that there are paid positions at the student newspaper.</p>
<p>I don't think it will be an undue hardship.</p>
<p>BTW, Swat students spend very little money on campus. Almost all activities are free, so they don't nickle and dime you for movies or stuff.</p>
<p>My son has approx 7 hours of work per week and says it is manageable. He isn't on workstudy, he just got this on this own. He works for the endowment calling alumni for donations.</p>
<p>The newspaper has paid positions for editorial positions only this year. Staff positions are not paid anymore. My son is a staff writer ..wishing he got paid but the work is interesting on it's own.</p>
<p>Whew. Actually, I should have known 7-8 was manageable, since I do 15-20 hrs now, but I forgot to panic in that direction. Reassuring.</p>
<p>Anyone know if Swat has an online website listing all work study/on campus jobs? I did a preliminary glance and didn't find anything, but between Irish chocolate and procrasinated spring break homework... :-P</p>
<p>Also, I'm very confused about this one scholarship I got: Gates Millenium. I know it meets all unmet financial need, which someone has told me means self-help and work study. (To me, unmet financial need does not include self-help and work study, but I'm not about to complain if it does.) Thus, if my scholarship pays for work study, does that mean I get the money through the school, or no? After all, the work study money was supposed to be for me and books and acne cleanser fees ;-).</p>
<p>When there is a work-study component of a need-based financial aid package, the funding for the work study often comes from outside sources (the Fed government being the main one) to the school. The school then turns around and pays you for your work study hours.</p>
<p>I don't know specifically what it means on your scholarship.</p>
<p>BTW, Swatties also get paid for hosting "specs" on overnights (I think $8 a night) and probably for giving campus tours as well. There are also paid lab assistant jobs, paid writing associate jobs, and just about everything else you could imagine.</p>
<p>gphoenix, if you are on work study, you will get a job on campus. I don't know if there are online listings but once you get to orientation, you will know about these opportunities either through your RA or through your orientation coordinator (a Swattie, usually a sophomore). If you are not on work study, it still isn't hard to get a job on campus.</p>