<p>is 20 hours a week, off campus, too much during the course of the year? I know I made a thread on this, but it was hijacked.</p>
<p>It's doable...might be tough to do your 1st semester. What off campus jobs are you looking at?</p>
<p>The nice thing about working on campus is the schedule flexibility and the fact that (or so I felt) the supervisors are very understanding about student schedules.</p>
<p>20 hours a week is a lot...i wouldnt do it unless you've done it before...</p>
<p>what's your major?</p>
<p>Eh...it's not too unmanageable...if you get good hours. I did it for a year...then again, I'm the kind of person who needs to be busy 24/7.</p>
<p>Don't have the job yet.</p>
<p>ILRie.</p>
<p>At a bank</p>
<p>Friday probably 9-5, Saturday 9-12 = 11 hours all ready 9 over the course of the week.</p>
<p>We'll see. I could haggle with them.</p>
<p>will you be a freshman ILRie? </p>
<p>labor history is why ILR = i love reading</p>
<p>economics 101/2 is a weed-out course unless you just "get" economics naturally...</p>
<p>i mean, 20 hrs is kind of a lot. esp when you factor in transportation time, it seems like a big commitment. idk.</p>
<p>I've never head of anyone doing 20, though 10-15 is common. Wouldn't it be more effective use of your time to concentrate on your studies rather than earn a little money the side? Even if you need to work a lot because of your financial situation, I have a feeling 20 would really cut into your coursework. Maybe consider working a lot over breaks and limiting yourself to 10ish throughout the semesters?</p>
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<p>You're probably going to have Friday class as a freshman....</p>
<p>I think 20 hours off campus will be difficult....if you have work study eligibility, you should consider staying on campus.</p>
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<p>HAHAHAHAHA</p>
<p>If you consider Econ 101/102 to be a weedout course, you shouldn't be at Cornell. Seriously, the people who do bad in this class are the people who literally don't give a rats ass and don't care about bombing prelims. If you possess a BASIC reading comprehension ability and middle school level math, you can do well in Econ 101/102.</p>
<p>i'm done with my econs.</p>
<p>i probably won't get the job if i ask for lower hours.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em></p>
<p>may I ask what your reason for wanting off-campus employment instead of on-campus employment is?</p>
<p>Same exact question, there are a lot of great on-campus jobs around, seriously. You just have to look around on the student employment site, and they'll start posting a lot more as the beginning of the semester nears. They all have reasonable hours, too.</p>
<p>Worked at a bank before and held a supervisory position. It comes easy to me and the money isn't back. Also it looks better on a resume. I'm willing to work hard, but I agree that 20 hours is a lot.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>That does seem like a lot while going to school full time. Maybe work less during the semester and mad hours during the summer if you need the money? My friend has been working 65hrs/week this summer, but then again he is an idiot because he has a full ride (plus other good scholarships like dell) from Johns Hopkins. He is wasting his summer for no reason at all (his 40hrs a week research gig is great, but he is working at a grocery store too lol).</p>