<p>Which is better - a job in the admissions office or the library?</p>
<p>And someone mentioned that work study jobs have a limit, and that they "terminate" you if you surpass it. Does that mean that you could do work study until you reached the limit, then quit your job and work on a regular part-time job? Or do they mean you're not allowed to work at all after you've reached the limit?</p>
<p>You know you and I should totally work in the admissions office, gianievve. Haha :D But alas, I don't think it's a paid job where we're going. Boo. Anyways, some jobs that would normally seem pretty crappy end up being really fun. For example, many people I've spoken with who go to the school I'll be attending in the fall have said they had a blast in dining services. Not only was it a mind-numbingly simple job, but they made a lot of friends in the process. So if you want to expand your social prospects, getting a job could be a good way to do that (depending on the job).</p>
<p>I'll only be making $6.00 an hour at Wells College in NY. That's minimum wage there until January, when it goes up to $6.75. January 2007 the minimum increases to $7.15.</p>
<p>That kind of sucks...I've been spoiled by my current job, and I don't think my college will pay nearly as much ($12/hr). </p>
<p>Gia, I think if both were paid the same, Admissions office would be more interesting.</p>
<p>Right now I live in Bangladesh and I tutor a couple of students in Mathematics (Higher Calculus, Integration, logs; that sort of thing). I have a solid base in mathematics. I get paid a $100 a month. When I come to the States this Fall, I want to tutor other students on my own. What is the going rate like? How do I find students? Do I advertise?</p>
<p>I haven't heard of many students having tutors for that high-level classes unless they are upper-level students in thier own school. </p>
<p>As for pay, depends on the type of job. But $100 is nothing here, espeically over a month.</p>
<p>Here this is not considered high level. People start this stuff in the 9th grade.</p>
<p>emptySoul, you will need to spread word around about your availability. The most basic thing you can do is stick up notices with your phone# on the bulletin boards and bathrooms around the buildings where math classes tend to be held on your campus. Try to get them approved by your student government or whoever approves postings at your school, but if you can't, don't worry. Some schools don't enforce their bulletin boards that well, and at others... just make a lot and re-post after they're torn down. (I normally wouldn't suggest breaking the rules, but some SA people start powertripping and then there's no pleasing them.) But most schools are good about letting students post who are looking for jobs and housing. That's the cheapest way of advertising. You can also take out an ad in the campus (even local) newspaper and Facebook, but your ability to do that will of course depend on how much money you make.</p>
<p>How much you make will depend on where in the country you go to school, the socio-economic status of your schoolmates, that sort of thing. But working on your own, I would say you could make a minimum of $10 an hour, probably more. </p>
<p>You might also consider tutoring for a local high school. The high schools around my college are always begging for college students to tutor for them, especially in math. If you work for a high school you'll make less than on your own (probably around $8/hour, depending on where you are in the country), but if you work directly for parents (lots of parents will post ads around campus along the lines of "14 year old son needs tutoring in X, will pay X, please call X"), you make relatively good money ($10-$15/hour).</p>
<p>Tutoring is actually a pretty well-paying job...since you get paid in cash most of the time, thus no taxes. But if you're willing to put yourself out there, you can definitely make more than $100 a month. If you school has a tutoring agency you can join that, but like SSV said, you can also put up flyers, etc.</p>
<p>Getting paid in cash doesn't mean you don't have to pay taxes. You still have the report your income. We all hate tax cheaters. I don't know what you've been doing, but I'd pray that the IRS doesn't see your post.</p>
<p>Please don't encourage illegal activity, something which I believe is against the rules of this board.</p>
<p>Umm, I haven't been doing anything illegal, thank you. I've never tutored...but I think I should have clarified that if you make under a certain amount, you don't have to pay taxes for it.
At least, I don't think 13 year olds with lemonade stands or babysitting gigs or lawnmowing jobs pay taxes...</p>
<p>I think the same goes for tutoring and waiting on tables.</p>
<p>No! You're wrong again. I never said that kids with lemonade stands had to pay taxes or apply for a business license. Stop putting words in my mouth please. You DO have to pay taxes if you lemonade stands earns more than a certain amount I think $10,000. But they rarely make that much money, so kids don't have to worry about taxes.</p>
<p>This goes for anything. If you are babysitting and make more than a certain amount then you have to pay taxes. Same goes for tutoring.</p>
<p>Please don't shell out advice on a topic you are clearly unsure about. I am not saying this to be mean, but just so that others don't come to believe incorrect (and illegal) things.</p>
<p>What the hell? You just said exactly what I said, and yelled at me too!</p>
<p>I SAID (exact words): "I think I should have clarified that if you make under a certain amount, you don't have to pay taxes for it."</p>
<p>and then you said: "This goes for anything. If you are babysitting and make more than a certain amount then you have to pay taxes. Same goes for tutoring."</p>
<p>SO what are we arguing about?!?</p>
<p>I think we were arguing about tax law. And I wasn't yelling, I was typing. I didn't even say a word while typing my response so I don't know how you got that idea.</p>
<p>Continue...</p>
<p>Well we just made the same point, so I think this argument is over.</p>
<p>This argument should definitely be over. The whole point of this argument is that there is no point in it. ...lol.....Thank you all for ur valuable advice and suggestions.....I will definitely continue tutoring after I come to the States..thats the 24th this month btw......and oh I dont think I will be able to tutor in schools as I as an international student am not allowed to work off campus.....Do any of u have any idea if that law is strictly enforced?</p>
<p>I don't think we want to get into breaking laws again, but perhaps you can apply for a work permit of some sort...</p>
<p>hahahahahahahha....i see u r still smarting over that little argument.....neways i am looking to break any rules</p>