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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Work Study - you might have someone looking out for you.  Saying - hey I know you are interested in this - go talk to ......

Work study - you can pick up "shifts" sometimes in 1 hour blocks based on your availability so you can really get time in between classes if you want.  [/quote]

Yes, this was years ago but if it hasn’t changed - I went in as a bio major and my work study was a great opportunity at a research lab. Was awesome experience, had I gone into medicine, as I had originally planned.  I had switched focus by junior year and I was able to get a job sitting in the front office of the Econ department. So low key, spent the entire time studying but also made copies for the professors and got to know many of them well. Helped me get my post college job.

Agree with others - both jobs were more flexible about work hours around finals etc.

Also, I may be mistaken but in my memory, it felt like maybe the job site/department didn’t pay for me, as it was part of my federal financial aid package, so it felt like easier to get a job. Your kid may have to hustle to get a resume building job.

Old info but I don’t believe the program has changed a lot. It could also depend on the individual college, so ask about that. [/quote]

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