<p>is it possible to work more than one work-study job at a time? like if i had one that only gave me 4 hours a week could i also pick up another that would give me 6 hours?</p>
<p>how much do you think is too much for a college freshman to work? i want to be able to earn my own money without always worrying my mother for spending money and such but i have never had a job before so i have no idea how this is going to work. </p>
<p>any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>if you qualify for work-study, you can work multiple jobs. You will be limited to earning up to the amount that your FA pkg says, such as $1500/yr. I've heard of some kids' pkgs including $3500/yr but that seems like too much to earn, unless the student works over winter break and/or summer break. My daughter has had 2 jobs most of the time but usually works 8-10 hrs/week, sometimes more, sometimes less (depending on schoolwork demands). Some schools limit kids (esp freshman) to 10 hrs/week... It's nice to think of it as spend money so if you have too much studying, you won't feel panicked if you choose not to work (thus earning no money that week). It also depends on salary. My d usually earns $7.50-$8/hr but I seem to remember on the Yale tour, we were told work-study paid a minimum of $11/hr.</p>
<p>There really are three questions here:</p>
<p>1) How much should I work each week as a college freshman?</p>
<p>That depends on your self-discipline and organizational skills. If you've been working part-time in HS and keeping your grades up, you may be able to work more than 10 hours a week.</p>
<p>If you are essentially paying your own way through college, I've known people who worked 20 hours or more in order to do that. </p>
<p>In other words, how much work you can handle depends on you. How much work you need to have depends on how much money you need to be making and the pay rate available.</p>
<p>2) How much work can I have with work-study?</p>
<p>This depends on your financial aid package. If you are awarded a work-study amount of say $2000, then you are guaranteed a job (or jobs) on campus that will let you make that much money during the school year. Whether you choose to take a work-study job at all, and whether you manage to work enough hours to earn the full amount of the award is up to you.</p>
<p>3) Can I have a work-study job and a non-work-study job at the same time?</p>
<p>Yes, but you are going to have to balance your two different jobs, one of which (the non-work-study job) may be off campus, along with your school work and the rest of your life.</p>
<p>great tips but if a student decides to get a second job outside the schools does this mean that if she earned too much money her financial aid award could be reduced the following year? Lets say financial contribution is 5,000 and a student is offered 2,000 in CWS and she earned another 4,000 the same year in a second job , the financial contribution for the next year might be like 8,000. Can this happen?</p>
<p>Could. For 2008-2009 FAFSA a student has protected income of @ $3080 (not including work study income which is all protected). Anything over that 50% goes to the EFC. So $4000 non work study income - $3080 = $920. 50% of $920 = 460 to the EFC. (it is actually a little over 3080 with allowances for taxes etc but not much).</p>
<p>i am just worried because i have never worked before in my life and i am just concerned about how this is all going to play out for me.</p>
<p>are there jobs that would allow me to actually do my hw while getting paid?</p>
<p>"are there jobs that would allow me to actually do my hw while getting paid?"</p>
<p>Probably, but you would have to look around a bit. I used to work the security desk at the library on weekend nights. I could read a book for long stretches of time before I had to root through someone else's backpack to make sure they had actually checked out all of the library materials that they were carrying out the door.</p>
<p>I think it is better to look for a job that has exercise, entertainment, or socializing value for you, and to consider it as a break from a steady (or not so steady) round of studying. Food service is good for this, so is working at the circulation desk of the library. You get to see all your friends, lift heavy things, and marvel at how strange some people are.</p>
<p>My daughter is a sophomore in a Physician Assistant program. She said 10 hours is very manageable. She found a job she loves working with the athletic trainers. She meets many athletes....and the trainers were great help in studying for anatomy tests last quarter! It is also very applicable to her major, so it will look great on a resume.</p>
<p>I have a question about work study too and I thought I might as well reply here rather than start my own topic. </p>
<p>When you get work-study and it says about $1900 a year, does that mean you only work enough to get that $1900 or can you work more and earn actual spending money and the $1900?</p>
<p>You can only earn Work study income of the $1900 awarded. Sometimes the employer might let you continue working as a regular employee - not WS. But they like WS employees because the govt is paying a large chunk of the wage. Good for budgets.</p>