<p>I was given a work-study option as a part of my financial aid package but I’m not sure if it would be wise to take it now or wait and see how i fair with “college life” before adding on the extra responsibility of a job…</p>
<p>I am involved in a work-study program in H.S and I leave school mid-day and am still able to juggle around my school work and extracurriculars to make a perfect fit for my schedule enough to get Straight As. The thing is I know that even though I have been able to handle battling AP homeworks and research projects, after a long day of school-work-extracurr., I doubt if I want to endure this much stress in college…</p>
<p>On the other hand, I feel like I am simply being lazy and might slip up if I don’t keep the stressful routine because once i lay back, oh honey I LAAAAAY back.</p>
<p>I’ve been thinking about this for a while and figured I might as well put it out there…
It would be nice to hear your different perspectives on it…ur advice is Most welcome.</p>
<p>The default work-study option for freshmen is dining services, so you might want to take that into consideration as well. There are other jobs on campus that aren’t work study–don’t go into this thinking that just because work study was offered to you, that you have to take it. There’s no requirement that I know of that says you can’t work elsewhere if you’re not working in dining services. Academic departments are great places, especially if you want to get a feel for a major before you commit. There are places in town, too, but most of those are waitressing-type positions–jobs on campus will be more flexible with letting you set your own hours. </p>
<p>As far as scheduling, keep in mind that a day at college looks nothing like a day at high school. Most people who I know (with the exception of science majors) have maybe two hours of classes on any given day (classes usually meet MWF or TTh). That gives you a lot more time during the day for a job shift, extracurriculars, and coursework. You learn how to manage your time very quickly (HINT: google calendar is your friend).</p>
<p>The work-study is a great option, and does NOT interfere with your couse work. As noted by drstrangelove, a day at college is is nothing like a day at high school, and you are going to have a lot of free time on your hands, so you might as well earn som fun money for yourself</p>