<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I was accepted into my top choice and the financial aid people told me that I had to get a work study.</p>
<p>I am just curious: what work positions are there that cover the dorm fee? I believe there are such positions. Please correct me if i am wrong.</p>
<p>I could be wrong but I doubt there is a work-study position that pays enough to cover the entire room and board fee, if that’s what your asking.</p>
<p>Odds are that part of your aid package will be accounted for by work study. So part of what’s covering your cost-of-attendance would be the money you earned working on campus. You should be able to see how much of your financial aid package it represents either online or through something they would send you. There should be somewhere you can see how much of your COA is accounted for by scholarships, loans, work-study, federal and state aid, etc. </p>
<p>I’m not sure if I’ve been specific enough to answer your question. The financial aid forum would probably be a better place to ask this question (and your thread might very well get moved there by a moderator). Also, it never hurts to call your school’s financial aid office to ask questions about what your aid package means. Generally, you’ll get someone who wants to help you and they can explain to you better where to find out more information specifically pertaining to your school and aid package.</p>
<p>I might be wrong but sometimes like working at a specific dorm house as the door person actually grants you free dorm fee. This is what I am addressing. I understand that work study is only like $2000.</p>
<p>As far as I know, work study does not benefit you other than helping you get a job. Work study is a federal program where the federal government will pay half of your pay up to your total work study amount. So if you’re given $2000 in work study, the government will pay $1000 of your pay.</p>
<p>Note: this does not mean that you’ll be paid $3000. Your employer will only pay $1000 to you. You still receive the $2000 that you worked.</p>
<p>Different jobs will give different benefits. I have friends working in the dining commons because they get free food on days they work. I work at the Student Union so when I graduate, I get my cap and gown for free. You have to ask your employer about these side benefits. Asking the community about some random campus without naming it, will not provide the answer you’re looking for.</p>
<p>That would probably be something specific to your school then. There are different student staff positions that are available on different campuses that provide free room. Generally the most common one is resident assistant, but at my school there are also administrative jobs and academic related jobs in the residence halls (I have one of these). The application for these, in my experience, usually begins the semester before you’d actually be hired. They’re also generally pretty competitive positions.</p>