<p>from 17k to 40k… in a recent conference a coupld days ago.
this decision was approved by the board, unanimously.
It looked quite amusing to me that everyone else on the board had thought there should be a rise of 130%+ in his wage.</p>
<p>more ironically, my mom is expecting a 200% raise next year, too…
so by the year 2010 my profile will look more ‘normal’ ie. as applicable as it concludes
my parents say at least i won’t be afraid of not meeting the family contribution
(in november they were talking about selling the house they were residing in)
However, there’s a change in my grandparents’ health and expenses will rise exponentially in the next couple years.
so hopefully I can get through next year.</p>
<p>the idea of being too poor for college while wretching my parents’ living standards further more almost wretched me…
now assuming i can still work for $25/hr in the states, like i do here, it won’t be too much work for me.
maybe i should try Rice since I can get interns in the company’s branch plant in houston.
WOOF filing financial statements almost made me a CPA… XD</p>
<p>end of story…
i guess next year’s applicants are sort of luckier since predicably the schools will get pretty affluent this year
perhaps i can do a PG year? hmm…</p>
<p>If Plan B is to get a job paying $25/hr for an international student on a F1 visa, then either you know something I don’t or that grim reality will have to set in soon. A visa will not even be issued without showing full support and it does not matter if you are in Canada, your still need a F1</p>
<p>Income is only one part of aid, the wealthy often have little income but major assets.</p>
<p>Financial aid will no change much as endowments recover. You have to understand the system. If they see you as having the money or borrowing power, it doesn’t mater how rich the school is. Also, they don’t give you a break for supporting many relatives who may be able to support themselves, even if not so well.</p>
<p>well that might be too ideal… but come on, it is not small.
I may not get to spend as much though… now im spending both my allowances and wages…
internships hours are pretty flexible, especially if you work for your family. if you don’t reveive tangible wages, it won’t count as working. they’re like…say, a babysitting job. For the same reason you don’t file a tax form for income earned from babysitting 2 hours every thursday, unless it’s an exquisite care taking program people pay $100/hr for.</p>
<p>full support can be demonstrated by family income/assets.
for a canadian P.R. the visa problem will be minor i suppose?</p>
<p>No freshman in college, let alone an international, can expect to make $25 an hour, unless they already had the job before coming into college. You may want to take a long, hard look at our unemployment rate and then see that the odds are more than likely that you won’t get a job at all, let alone one that pays 4x minimum wage.</p>
<p>From post #41, it sounds like the OP might be referring to a $25/hour internship with his father’s company in Houston. With that connection, he does already have a job and would not be out looking for a random high-paying part-time job and competing against others. However, I think there would still be an issue about whether or not his visa status would permit him to work in the US.</p>
<p>Even if it is his/her father’s company, he/she cannot get a F1 unless they have demonstrated full or near full ability to fund their education. In other words, when the student goes to the consular office for visa, they cannot state that they will fund their education with a $25 per hour internship in the USA. In fact, they cannot expect that working in the US as the main source of support will be viewed lightly by the consular officer. If I were a consular officer and a student told me that a company in the US was willing to offer the student at $25 internship guaranteed, red flags would go off. I would want to know what the skill level of student was and if he/she was really qualified for a $25/hr job and how come the company was not able to find US employees at that rate. The concern would be to verify if the student was actually coming to the US to work under guise of a student visa (which is against the law as they should apply for a H1 visa if they intend to work, not F1.).</p>
<p>So the student has to show the entire funds through personal sources, bank loans and aid from the college or other sources for the entire cost of education at the time of the visa interview. If they don’t, they would be denied a visa. OP may have plans once he/she comes to the US, till then expect that the colleges and consular office are going to say “Show me the money”.</p>
<p>Students with F1 visas have restrictions on where they can work, and the number of hours that they can work during the academic year, and another set of restrictions for work related to their degree programs that is pursued during terms when they are not studying and after graduation. The regulations are somewhat different for students with J1 visas.</p>
<p>The visa/work experts are at the International Student Forum. Click on “Discussion Home” in the upper left of this screen and scroll down until you find it. b@r!um is one frequent poster who is up-to-date on these issues.</p>
<p>If the OP could somehow work at his parents’ company in Houston for $25 an hour (under the table???), that means he’d need to go to a school in the Houston area.</p>
<p>BTW…it’s kind of hard to believe that his dad earns so little, yet his own company can pay some high school grad $25 an hour (that’s $52k per year). hmmmm. This is starting to sound very scammy. Maybe his dad should take the intern job at his own company; he’d earn more money. lol</p>
<p>Friends…this isn’t passing the smell test. The OP’s family obviously has more money than they’re letting on.</p>
<p>well idk if i can qualify for an internship, although the company IS looking for someone with international background + specific knowledge in the field right now in houston.
they have to recruit americans since they are quite shorthanded domestically.
what is true is that many emplyees are paid higher than what my father pays for himself…
not that hard action to understand for entrepreneurs</p>
<p>i work on my own for $25/hr, totally not related to my father. i usually take up two tutoring jobs at a time.
though student tutors hardly reach that high a rate, it is not as high as that of, say, profeesional coaches for either SATs, academic contests, sports, or instruments. mine is more comparable to that of babysitters’…</p>
<p>$52k probably means 52weeks * 5days/week * 8hrs/day * $25/hr
monday to friday, full time, all year round with the exception of a one-week break…
though earning $52k/yr full time sounds quite tempting, i’ve never thought of deferring school just to tutor. i might if i could charge $40/hr though…lol</p>
<p>$25/hr is my tutoring rate. though student tutors hardly reach that high a rate, it is not as high as that of, say, profeesional coaches for either SATs, academic contests, sports, or instruments. mine is more comparable to that of babysitters’…</p>
<p>Anyone pay $25 an hour for a babysitter :eek:!</p>
<p>BTW…many colleges today HIRE tutors to provide FREE tutors for their students, because they know that most students cannot afford to pay the $20-30/hr that private tutors cost. While that’s good for the students, it has reduced “high-paying” tutoring opportunities for students who want to work as tutors.</p>
<p>My sons are paid by their university to tutor other kids; but they aren’t paid anywhere close to $25/hr. </p>
<p>You can try private tutoring and perhaps be lucky to find a few wealthy kids who can - on a regular basis - shell out $25 per hour for tutoring. The reality is that most kids who hire such tutors only come periodically (not reliably) because of the cost, so the income is rather spotty.</p>
<p>i know… i know…
student tutors are paid $10/hr, but all they do is helping kids at school with their class, assignment, etc. Since my tutorials are well-prepared and effective, they are reasonably more expensive. I deal with kids who want to advance eagerly or those who are extremely resistant to work; my preparation is enormous. Usual student tutors really can’t compare…</p>
<p>I’m actually the cheapest tutor all my tutees have ever had… i compared myself to babysitters because their hourly rate can reach as high as 20-30 if they are professionals.
by professionals i mean those licensed and experienced (and good) babysitters, not like random neighbours who keep an eye on your children when you are out grocery shopping.</p>