<p>I was offered a work study ($2800), and I was wondering how this works. So do freshmen just find jobs during the first week, or before? I'm not a regents scholar, but is it still possible to obtain research assistant positions (paid??) as a freshman?</p>
<p>How many hours do people work on average? Are there jobs I should avoid at all costs? and is it feasible to accept all $2800? Thanks! ;]</p>
<p>$2,800 is the maximum you can earn under the program. Accept all of it - there’s no downside to it. </p>
<p>Basically, you’re responsible for finding an on-campus job (a lot of on-campus student positions require job applicants to have a work-study award). Search for jobs on Port Triton [Port</a> Triton - Your Portal to Jobs & More](<a href=“http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/Jstjobli.shtml]Port”>http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/Jstjobli.shtml)</p>
<p>Dining halls are almost always hiring people. But I would personally try to find a different job before resorting to that.</p>
<p>Yes, accept it. It’s easier to find a job with work study and some jobs require work study. </p>
<p>Basically, if you are paid 10 dollars an hour, the entire 10 dollars goes to your paycheck… they don’t deduct anything and you actually get a paycheck… it’s not like working credit off or anything. The only difference is that UCSD will pay for half of your paycheck rather than your employer paying the entire 10 dollars. Ucsd will pay 5 and your employer will play 5…which is why they want work study kids.</p>
<p>sorry to take over a little,
but I was wondering if there was any way to appeal to get a work study. I had work study this year and I used it well, but they didn’t offer me it again next year because I got the smart grant. My boss wanted me to come back in the fall and continue, but now that I don’t have work study, she says that she can’t let me continue because the position is only for work study kids. Is there any way to get around that, or appeal? I don’t have any special situations, such as a sudden change in financial situations, but my sister is entering college this coming fall…does that count for something?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Just a note - you won’t necessarily make $10.00 an hour. I currently make minimum wage ($8.00 per hour) under work-study. But it’s a really, really easy job, so no complaints.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies!</p>
<p>So it’s not too hard to find jobs, then? I was wondering if I should try to transfer about $1800 to Perkins loans. I read on the UCSD site that it might be possible to do something like that. </p>
<p>If it’s $2800 at $8 per hour, that means 350 hours of work, spread over 33 weeks?? About 12 hours per week, then? I’m not sure if that’s too much (for me). Has anyone had trouble balancing work with classes?</p>
<p>Thanks again for the input!</p>
<p>You dont have to use all of the 2800… that is just your max amount they’ll help you with. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about trying to meet 2800… </p>
<p>I don’t have trouble with balancing things (though you might end up like me wanting to go to work rather than class). I guess it really depends on your job, but mine is quite flexible and I go in when I have time… maybe I’m just luck cuz I have an awesome boss… </p>
<p>But this year I worked for 9 dollars an hour about 7 to 8 hours a week, and it recently changed to 10 dollars for about 8 hours a week. </p>
<p>It’s not too hard finding a job, but it might be harder if you want a specific job. Keep a lookout in the beginning of the year because that’s when most people are looking for workers 
good luck!</p>
<p>well im new to this site… but i had a question… where is a good place to work at on campus if you want to become an RA the following year??</p>
<p>-Stephanie</p>
<p>Probably somewhere that show’s your leadership and communication skills… maybe oasis or something?</p>
<p>Thanks! I think I’ll just ask and see if work study can still be transferred to Perkins before I make my decision.</p>
<p>I’m only getting $1,500 in work study. No complaints here but that’s pretty low isn’t it? I’m only going to work a couple hours per week? lol.</p>
<p>I got the $2800 last year and less this year, and I earned about half of it over the year (my job was about 6 hours a week, $12 an hour). </p>
<p>I recommend going to the job fair fall quarter. Check with the career office to figure out when it is. :)</p>
<p>If we accept work study, do we have to get a job?</p>
<p>Is it possible to maintain school work, do work study, and have another part-time job elsewhere?</p>
<p>Even if that is possible, is it hard to find local part-time jobs around UCSD?</p>
<p>part time jobs are easy to find, just depends on which one your willing to do.</p>
<p>hmm…i wanted to try doing work study and a part-time job during freshman year, but i’ve heard that it’s not really recommended only because it’s so hard to maintain working like 15 hours a week (if you want to get the most money), studying to keep up grades, AND working at a part-time job that will probably require at least 15 hours over the week too…</p>
<p>for me, i’ve figured it’s best to just study and do work-study and maybe get a part-time job later on in the year or soph year. if you’re a freshman, i think it’s best just to make sure that you can handle the academic load before jumping into other commitments to make more money. balance is key.</p>
<p>but my problem is deciding between working at like a library or campus bookstore vs. at like a cafe or something. i’ve worked in libraries all of my life and it wouldn’t be hard for me to adjust, but i think i want to try something different that’ll get me to meet more people on a more friendly basis. any suggestions?</p>
<p>my financial aid changed since i was unable to get cal grant A because of late verification.
instead of cal grant A ($7788)
it says i will be receiving UCSD grant for $4434. and work study for $2800… should i accept the work study?</p>
<p>work study is awesome.
and i agree about the jobs- i applied later in the year, and all i could get was working at OVT from january til june. Mind you, the pay wasn’t too bad (it started at $8.64 and ended at $9.40 or something like that) but really, i’d rather work at the library, bookstore, or in Oasis. So pick dining halls as your last resort and keep looking for something that’ll boost your resume and job skills, unless you want to go into management or something, then you can go higher and become a student manager.</p>
<p>“Just a note - you won’t necessarily make $10.00 an hour. I currently make minimum wage ($8.00 per hour) under work-study. But it’s a really, really easy job, so no complaints.”</p>
<p>YMMV. I had work study once with a cranky prof who worked the crap out of us.</p>
<p>Is there like a deadline to get a job by?</p>
<p>no deadlines. i had work study both freshman and sophomore year.
i didn’t use it first year cause i was dumb, i couldn’t use it second year cause i was an RA and apparently it cancels your work study O.o (go figure) but they changed it this year so you can be an RA and use your work study too. =]</p>
<p>anywho, yeah, no deadlines, you have all year to use it. it does expire at the end of the year though, so you can’t transfer it over.</p>