what about work study
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Started by SIMPLYDIVINE
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Jul 2004
let's see.. my fafsa gave me 2500 dollars thru work study, but i was just wondering how does it work, exactly... did anybody do work study their freshman year and how did yall get paid... im tryna to have some money on the side and if im able to work a little bit and still do well in school im all for it. but i was just wondering if anyone was able to give out some info .. 
THANKS
THANKS
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*grabs a pen and piece of paper, waitin ever so patiently for a response*
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oh ok i did work study last year, working in cook hall in the football and soccer offices...umm i got 5000 for the entire year, 2500 a semester...but then i got too much money and they cut me off last semester, thats another story cause it seems you get penalized for too many grants and schollys :roll: ...typically freshman get 9 bucks an hour, and the max ya can work per week is 20-25 hours, its really pretty flexible especially if you may have to get off early to freshen up on an exam or something...i say youll get that entire 2500 within first semester so ya may need to try to find something off campus second semester...they pay every 2 weeks...the first 2 weeks ya work ya dont get anything but then after 4 weeks ya get your first 2 weeks pay from before, and it continues on like that...oh yeah they dont "assign" ya work ya choose what ya want from this huge employment booklet what you feel you are best at so dont worry about getting some stupid job ya wont like...just on the first days of school go to the i think the basement of the A building and when ya get off the elevator make a left to the student employment office and they'll help you out further in filling out the proper paperwork/tax forms etc.
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THANKS GIRL.. U ALWAYS HAVE OUR BACK WHEN IT COMES TO ANWSERING OUR QUESTIONS. NOW ABOUT THIS CUTTIN OFF STUFF.. WHY DO THEY CUT YOU OFF AND HOW DO THEY KNOW YOU ARE MAKING TOO MUCH. THAT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT MY FIN. AID SHEET AND I WAS AWARDED 5000 A YEAR/ 2500 A SEMESTER...I'LL BE DAMNED IF THEY TRY TO CUT ME OFF.. FA REAL. ARE YOU GING TO DO WORK STUDY AGAIN THIS UPCOMING YEAR?
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I wanted to work in the Athletic Office, but I don't have a work study.. do you know how (if) I can do that?
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do people with work study get first dibs on jobs or is it first come first serve??
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Its more of a first come first serve thing. I did work-study last semester also and it was cool. I didn't use near as much as they gave which was the same as you 5000 for the year. I started working in Oct. though. Its funny cause I wanted to work in the athletic building too :lol: My cousin worked there last semester and I worked in the School of C. Anywayz they have these books with all the available jobs or whatever and as the work-study students come in and chose they start to remove positions thats are filled. So if you come late (In october like myself) you just have to sort of choose from whats left ya know
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whats so hot about working in the athletic building....is it the spot to work or what.. let a sistah know, so i can make my way down there ASAP.
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SIMPLYDIVINE wrote:whats so hot about working in the athletic building....is it the spot to work or what.. let a sistah know, so i can make my way down there ASAP.
