<p>My summer job is drawing to an end but today my boss asked me to stay until February. I’m going to be a freshman next year at CC. The job is teaching SAT and will be 4 hours (9-1) every Saturday from September 3rd to the end of February. It pays well ($20/hr), but the commute would take about 25 minutes by car (it’s in Leonia NJ). </p>
<p>I don’t think it would normally be a problem but I’m worried that during midterms/finals/papers it may become a real problem. Is it worth it as work experience + spending money/week? Also I’ve heard NIGHTMARE stories about finals/midterms/overnighter-for-papers, will these 4 hour really be detrimental especially during those periods of time? Thanks, any input greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Does this mean you would have to keep a car in the city? Would that negate, at least in large part, any $$$ you might keep from working?? I am only kidding a little…</p>
<p>for SAT tutoring, that is being underpaid. You will find advertisements all over columbia for people looking for SAT tutors who are willing to pay $30, $35, even $50 an hour. They’ll meet you inside the city, on your schedule, and in many cases will even come to your dorm or the library to work with you. And since you have experience, you’ll be able to get such gigs much more easily.</p>
<p>The best thing you can do in this regard is to go to CCE’s website, and sign up for an email list called “Temp Time”.</p>
<p>My advice to you is to not take a job your first semester, or at the very least until after midterms. You gotta be sure you can handle everything as it is, you don’t want something forcing you to get up early every saturday morning unless it’s necessary. If you need the money, figure it out in the spring.</p>
<p>In any case, $20/hr might seem like a lot to you right now, but in terms of the marketplace, you’re getting hosed.</p>
<p>I agree with those advising against it for an additional reason. Believe it or not, you may not want to see your parents every weekend or go back home that often. (As a parent, I can say this, even with no knowledge of your relationship with your parents.) You will be busy establishing your own world at college, as you should be. I think you don’t want to commit yourself to something that could interfere with that, as tempting as it might seem now to keep a toe in the old life.</p>
<p>There are lots of opportunities to make money at Columbia. One possibility is that you can sign up with the Columbia tutoring and translation service, and tutor kids in NYC for $20-30 an hour, scheduling meetings and locations that suit you. Later on, you may also find opportunities to tutor fellow students in courses you’ve done well in, for $30 an hour or more.</p>