<p>If my college granted me workstudy, but I don't want to find a job this year, will there be any bad consequences?</p>
<p>Best thing is to ask them. The same happened to my daughter her freshman year. She asked her FA dept and they said it would not stop her from getting WS the next year. They did ask that if she was definitely not going to use it she turn it down so they could reaward it to someone else, as they had awarded all their WS funds and still had students who wanted WS. She did that. As she had not been awarded the full amount of subsidized loans for that year she was able to convert part of the WS into a Stafford loan.</p>
<p>A slightly different question. DD was awarded work study but all freshman were required to go on a trip just when the WS jobs were posted for new students. She ended up applying for two jobs, interviewing for one and was not selected for that one. Other students relate applying for 10 and getting no interviews. swimcatsmom, what do you recommend? I told her to go to the career center which handles workstudy jobs and make an appointment to talk to someone about what she should do next. She doesn’t absolutely need the funds this semester but I would like to see her working.<br>
Over summer orientation we asked about WS and the timing of this trip and were told that there were plenty of jobs…</p>
<p>The only thing I can think of is to would check with the FA department and see if there are any resources other than the posted jobs. My daughter’s first WS job was never even posted. A prof she was doing a freshman research project with asked her if she wanted to also work a paid position. But having said that sufficient hours didn’t really materialize as there were all sorts of delays in the project. Her sophomore year job was also not posted on the job website as it was one of the WS jobs for non profit organizations that are listed completely separate from the on campus jobs at her school. It was a great job with a USDA lab and she got all her WS award last year.</p>
<p>My D’s job also was not posted. She mentioned to her academic advisor that she was having trouble finding one, and the advisor told her about an opening in her department. No interview, just told her to show up on Monday.</p>
<p>At my son’s school there is a coordinator that manages the Work/Study program. My S searched for a couple weeks before the freshman arrived and didn’t find anything that worked for him and with his schedule. He visited the coordinator and she gave him a bunch of jobs that weren’t even posted yet. So yes, definitely return to the office. If your D has been awarded work-study they will find something for her to do. To the OP, my son accepted work-study his freshman year, but never triggered it since he had a better paying job already lined up. He didn’t use it at all his sophomore year but turned in down on the finaid letter. Junior year, jobs are scare in his college town so he is utilizing the offered work/study. At my son’s school it doesn’t matter much if you use or don’t use and it continues to come in on his finaid package each year.</p>
<p>Both of my kids’ schools had jobs posted online and jobs were posted/removed all throughout the year. I think they applied online and had interviews. Both kids waited until they had their schedules set and a sense of free time before seeking work. New jobs opened up all the time. My oldest often had 2 work study jobs at once (tour guide, notetaker, internship in her field). Some of these jobs only required 5 hrs/wk. My son did lab research and he had very flexible hours. Ask around.</p>