Financial Aid throughout Academic Years

blossom
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:03:50 +0000

And make sure you aren’t counting on the work study to make the financials work. Your son will need to actually work the hours to get paid (just like a plain vanilla job), and he doesn’t get the cash upfront. So it’s great for work/study balance (having a job he needs to show up for), and great for paying for pizza and some books along the way- but it’s not money he’ll get up front to pay tuition. AND he needs to actually get a job once he gets to campus, and he’ll need to be able to juggle his time appropriately.

Sorry if you already know this- but I know many families in real life who expect the WS to materialize in August to help with moving expenses, a plane ticket, etc. and they don’t realize their kid doesn’t get paid until the work hours get done. Like any other job!