First time holding down a job?

powercropper
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:20:51 +0000

My D held down several jobs that totalled 16 hrs/week from her very first semester. It definitely affected her GPA, but was a financial necessity that she willingly agreed to in order to be able to attend her top college choice. She is a hard worker and very internally motivated, so she managed to keep the minimum GPA for all her scholarships. But she won’t be graduating at the tippy top of her class.

For our family, it has been a good trade off to have her work in the lab for her major and gain valuable experience. She is also getting to know the professors in her major department.