| Nothing against work-study but you will not be able to use work-study to pay for the renewal of your card - because you won't be able to do work-study before you have a valid card (work-study is subsidized by the federal government and therefore only available to US citizens and confirmed PRs).
How are you going to pay for your books at the beginning of the semester? Most of my textbooks (math, econ, sciences) are between $100 and $200 each and we need the current editions because professors assign homework right out of the textbooks. (Admittedly though books are a lot cheaper in some other subjects - most notably philosophy where the texts you read cost $5-$15 each and are available online for free!) You are able to resell your books at the end of the semester to get most of your money back but you still need a good amount of money initially.
How about e-mailing the fin aid & admission offices? |