Work Study Canceled, No luck with jobs..time to drop out?

financiallylost
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:44:07 +0000

Redroses - I am a political science major with a minor in biology and psychology. I’m pretty certain on what I’m doing after undergrad. If it helps, my EFC is 0 and this is the first year my sub loan was maxed.

Bedouin-
Our wifi here is terrible, mostly because of all the people using it. We also don’t have access to many places after about 10 PM to sit and do homework/use the internet. Our student council is still petitioning for the library to be opened later and possibly have a work space that’s open 24/7 for students like other colleges in the state do.

The price I pay for things isn’t too terrible. My apartment has water, electricity, and all other utilities included with rent. Since those aren’t separate costs, I only have rent, internet/cable bundle, and my phone to pay for. Too much?

Also, this is post isn’t about me not being ready for a job. I’ve worked every year since my sophomore year of high school. This is the first year I’ve had trouble finding a job. Freshman year, I volunteered as a ref with the Athletics Dept worked in the dining halls (which is why I was counting on the job again this year). Last year, I worked in the Athletics as an Intramural Ref Supervisor. Unfortunately, that department doesn’t have work study jobs this year so I couldn’t return there.

I’ve had my resume reviewed by career services last spring while I was searching for a summer job, and had many corrections done to. I’ve done numerous job and internship interviews and know what to do in regards to those. And I really don’t think McDonalds turned me down because I didn’t go about the interview properly. I made a point to ask them and other employers when I interviewed and didn’t get offered a job if my schedule was a problem. If you’d like further details, I’d be happy to share with you.

None of this is a matter of whether or not I can handle a job. I am sure I can. I have in the past. I worked in high school and did very well considering what kind of high school I went to. I worked the past two years of college and have a decent GPA overall, and a really good in-major GPA. I don’t believe any of that is an issue. It’s just getting a job this school year that has been so problematic.