Class of 2011 from Nepal...lets discuss here

shail619
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:55:35 +0000

Regarding working during the summer… you CAN work but legally, you can only work on campus…unless of course if you do some paid internship off campus…which counts towards you Curricular Practical Training (CPT) time limit… and as to how much you can earn…well…depends on what kind of work you have and how much you get paid per hour… it all comes down to simple maths…

$ 7(approx) per hour * 40 hours a week * 12 weeks - (housing + food and other personal expenses cost) = net summer income

Regarding the location you are in… it does affect your earnings little bit but I don’t think that is a big factor because I am in PA which is on the east coast with urban/ semi- urban setting and my friends in the south in Texas and in other places earn almost the same amount of money…so it shouldn’t make a big difference… and of course… it isn’t something you can help yourself as you can’t travel around US looking for a better job just in the summer…