<p>Hi, I will be a junior at AU in the fall. I have spent the last two years at a different school so my info is based on that but its generally the same for all schools.</p>
<p>If you are entitled to work study you go into offices you’d like to work in early in the fall and ask if they are hiring. You have to find the job, they won’t do it for you but it’s not difficult. You can set up your payment method however you like. Some students choose to get it in a check and then they cash it and keep the money. Others choose to have the check deposited into their accounts to pay for their tuition. You can work how many hours a week you’d like to an extent. If you qualify for 1,000 dollars a semester you can only work until you make that. You cant choose to work 30 hours a week and expect to make more than you are entitled to. (I hope this is what you meant, if not tell me and try to explain differently).</p>
<p>Your credit hours are a personal preference. My first semester my school only allowed me to take 14 and I loved it. It was nice to have more free time to spend meeting people, exploring the city, and settling in. In the following semesters I have always taken 18 credits and never felt too overwhelmed. I’m sure I could have taken 18 in my first semester and done fine, but I don’t think schools recommend it. Consider your priorities, what kind of student you are etc. And remember you have 4 years to take your classes, it won’t kill you to take a little less one semester.</p>
<p>As far as campus, like I said I have spent the last 2 years elsewhere so I can’t speak specifically about American. At my school, it was mixed-some stayed,others went home. I always stayed because home was a few hours away and it never made sense, except for a few weekends. I made close friends who also stayed at school, because they were there and that made it easier to get close to them. I’m hoping for the same at American, I’m about 6 hours away so I will be staying most weekends.</p>
<p>I know how you feel, I am so confused with the whole transfer process so if I can do anything else to help let me know.</p>