What do you think about having a job while in college?
I worked 20 hours per week during the first 3 years of college. I then worked 40 hours per week during my senior year and the first 2 years of grad school. I needed to work to pay tuition and to pay for living expenses (mommy and daddy didn't send care packages and money like my dorm-mates). I'm great at multitasking, so it didn't really affect my grades. My grades had a slight tumble in the fall semester of my junior year (from all A's to A's and B's) because I was working 20 hours in retail, 8 hours at an internship, plus college. If I could do it all over again, I would not work as many hours, or not at all if possible. The money was nice. I felt very independent. But it didn't benefit me academically. I thought grad schools would look at my resume and be impressed that I made good grades while working so much. But I had an advisor tell me that the schools would not make that connection. I also feel that I lost a lot of my social life. I ate dinner alone in my dorm room most nights, because I got home after the cafeteria had closed. I had many depressing bowls of ramen noodles. Also, while my classmates got to go bar hopping and running around the frat houses, I worked until 10 and then did laundry Saturday night. My Friday and Sunday nights were spent studying. My entire time in college, I went to only one party. I was socially isolated, except for a few close friends in my dorm. I was lucky I met anyone. In fact, I met my husband while I was in college.....but we met at work.
I am SCARED to go to COLLEGE??
First off, gratz on your admission. I got into St Johns but I live here in NYC so I cant really relate. Look on the bright side. You definately will not be bored. Pace is rather close to chinatown so you'll always have good affordable food to eat. If you're concerned about homesickness, then you should focus on becoming good friends with your roomate. You can probably find an affordable apartment if you decide to not dorm, which would give you the annual commuters grant which is $6000. If money continues to be a factor, there are plenty of part time jobs available everywhere in NYC. There are summer job programs that I take every year which are only for students. NYC may seem a bit scary to you now but you should be able to quickly get over it, though it may be biased of me to say so. Heck, if you're concerned about safety, there's a hospital across the street from Pace and a police district a few blocks over so I cant imagine a safer place. Be more confident. It's easy to make friends here since it's quite diverse here. Anyways, good luck. =)
Why don't part time jobs hire college students?
Number one reason = college students are busy while high schoolers are not. Around exam time or deadline crunches, you might need time off. That never happens to high school students. They have all the time in the world. It just makes sense to hire someone who is more flexible for a job that does not need the "most qualified" person for the job, people can learn the job with training and experience. If the job needed the most qualified people, it probably would not be part-time. What do you mean dumb down your application? Omit the fact that you are in college, or just rework it so it looks like a high school kid made your resume? The former is dishonest, and the latter makes you look like an idiot. I do not see why this would help. Edit: Why did you just restate your question with mostly the same words 8 hours later? You have a horrible attitude. Stop calling people idiots. You obviously just want to hear affirmation of what you want to hear. Keep fishing I guess. Some people want high school students, independent of scheduling, and also because after summer they may be able to hold onto them. For someone who is so intelligent, you cannot seem to connect the simple dots. Good luck job hunting. I am sure the people who did not hire you missed out on a whole lot by not hiring someone as educated and quality as you. Goodness.
Scared about college?
You are not alone! Most high school seniors and even college freshmen have the same fears, even if they do not say it. I am sure you will fit in. One great thing about college (especially at a big school) is that there are many diverse social groups. So, people who maybe did not fit in well in high school find more people who have similar interests in college. Most state schools will have a freshman class the same size as the entire population of some larger public high schools. About keeping up. The thing about college is, you do not have to be crazy smart to do well. You just have to work hard. In fact sometimes the best students in high school do not perform as well in college. Your first semester you should probably take 12-15 hours just so you can get an idea of how the work load will be. Beyond that just make sure you do not get behind. Keep up with the reading and get help if you need it (as soon as you do not understand something!) OK Jobs, this one is kinda funny right now. Because of the economy many of my friends are having problems finding jobs in their major. BUT, everyone is having problems finding jobs these days. Some people start looking for jobs while in college-most colleges will have career fairs several times a year. Other people wait until they get out of college. If you do not want a "real job" right away or if you cannot find a job you can always do something like teach for America or the peace corps or you can always go to graduate school. Internships, are one of the best ways to get a job out of college. You make connections and you get work experience which is one thing college does not give you in and of itself. Some schools and some programs require an internship and your adviser will help you to find and internship that is right for you. It is fairly easy to do an internship while in school because you take the internship as a class. For me I interned at the World Trade Center for 6 hours meaning I took 12 hours of classes but on my transcript I took 18 hours that semester. My grade in the internship "class" was based on weekly essays I wrote about my internship and then my job performance based on an evaluation by my boss at the trade center. Most people do very well in the internship class.
How did you balance a work and going to school full time?
I didn’t — not in terms of balance between school, work, family and a spiritual commitment to God. But the interaction between these worked together to make it a success.First, my fiance (then wife) and I had the same spiritual faith and belief. We had a strong, shared faith in God and deeply loved each other. We were faithful to the covenants we made with God. We felt sure that God would bless us and help us endure and succeed. He did.Second, we had both been raised by parents who taught us values of hard work and commitment. They had endured the Great Depression as children and World War II as young adults. My family never had much money as we grew up. But my mother always told me to go to college. She knew she would never have the money to send me but she never stopped encouraging me to go. After high school, I worked at various manual labor jobs. After an on-the-job accident ata feed mill where I worked, my fatherLike me, she worked full time through my freshman year and never complained once about the time I spent studying, or attending classes, or working or doing volunteer church work. I got an average of 4 to 6 hours of sleep a night.But did we do anything medical or nursing school, or law school students don’t do? No. Or, for that matter, we are not the only single or married student to do so.one point I almost quit because we just didn’t have the money to pay the next semester’s tuition and books. But she insisted that we stick it out and we’d find the money somhow. We scrimped together every penny we could eke out of our tiny budget, received a gift of $200I think that would be very, very difficult. It was not so hard when I was single, but my fiance (later, wife) was also a student, so she was busy studying herself and had responsibilities at home, so she understood and did not complain.After we were married, she continued to work full time and also kept house, but I really did not have enough time to attend class, study, and give her the attention she deserved. It was a strain but I made as much time as I could for us to be together.
I'm scared about getting a job?
Don't be scared! You can do it! You said it yourself that you know what people who will want to hire you! Listen to what you said and apply to those jobs with confidence that someone out there WILL hire you! You just don't give up. You are also a very good writer for someone who has not finished school, you write better than some who have finished school. ok? You seem to think that interviews come easy to other's that you don't have the answers other applicants do. but trust me we almost all cringe at those questions. Questions like "so what is your greatest accomplishment?" and one time they asked me that 3 times in an interview! Yikes,, I think I was sweating so bad! but it's Ok. The more you interview either you will get better at it or you will get lucky and be interviewed by someone who just wants to hire you for the fact that you are willing to work. Either way you will get a job. Just keep trying and just remember too that there is plenty to say about yourself. Tell them you are an avid reader, writer, typist.etc your achievments are in your heart, don't be afraid to share them no matter how simple they might be afterall you are only 17. and if they have any sense they dont expect you to have done much more than be at home, school and with family... it is ok . YOU ARE OK . And they will ask you less personal questions then you might think they will and even if they do, you will get through it and be stronger for it no matter what you say or do not say. Best of luck! As for your anxiety, perhaps you will learn to realize soon that you are worthy Of everything you want in spite of every way you are. people around you that you know and do not know would agree that you are worthy but you do not agree. You are wrong, when you see that you will feel better and not have anxiety as much or perhaps not at all. Till you come to this realization, when you feel anxious and get social anxiety ...tell yourself right then and there that these thoughts are of no benefit to your wellbeing and you are not going to let this anxiety control you any longer and stop you from doing what you know you want to do...you must refuse to let the anxious feelings controll you any longer. Take a couple of slow deep breathes and go for it. one more thing...get you ged!!!!! Please!