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

financiallylost
Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:28:00 +0000

I posted last week about how my work study was canceled (Work Study Award Cancelled - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums) and how I was given completely different answers by the student workers in the financial aid office. Pretty much, two of the students told me I could have a work study job this semester if I found one, but it’s not the case & I’ve been a little screwed over since they gave my funds to those on a waiting list.

I was in offered a job with dining services two days after they canceled my work study. They won’t hire me now that I don’t have the award anymore. I was counting on that job, which I applied for at the start of August, but the interviews for it happened too late and I didn’t get any of the other 25-30 jobs I applied and interviewed for.

I talked to a FA officer who was pretty apathetic about the whole situation. She told me that not many jobs on campus are non work-study, and those that are were usually taken by seniors. No help there. She couldn’t give me any advice or consolation whatsoever. And there wasnt even a “sorry” for the student workers who gave me the wrong information.

What I don’t understand is how they can take my award away when I have jobs pending? I guess it’s just bad timing… It’s not even my fault that Dining offered the job so late. I applied weeks before school began, to every job I was qualified for, and ones that I wasnt. I called, I emailed, I interviewed, and nothing turned up in time. What more could I do? I really wish the FA office relayed information to those with Work Study positions so decisions would’ve been made before the cut off date.

I’ve applied to places off campus. There aren’t many, since I’m in a very rural area with no car and a very unreliable bus system. McDonald’s doesn’t even want to hire me. Nobody seems to want to work with my class schedule, so every job I interview for, I get turned down.

I have rent, internet, my cell phone and cable all to pay for. I blew $700 of my refund on books, which was ridiculous. The rest of my refund check covered everything above for August & September, and will cover most of October. What about November through January? I have no idea what I’ll do. I’m not even really eating anymore in an attempt to save every penny. I don’t even really have anyone outside of school to ask. My mother is unemployed, but even if I went to my her she’d just tell me to drop out. She never believed I’d make it through college academically anyway, and last time she asked if I had a job, she just laughed because I’m just not good enough compared to others.

Honestly, I’m thinking about dropping out of school for the year to work since my schedule gets so much in the way. Delay graduating for a year too (which was supposed to be Fall 2011). I don’t really even know how to go about the process of dropping out. I don’t know what to do. Any advice or someone telling me I’m dumb would help. I’m sorry if this is somewhat rant-y, I’m just so frustrated that my attempts to get jobs here at school have gotten me nowhere, and that every employer gives me the reason that my schedule just doesn’t work for them.