You don’t want to fall into the broke college student stereotype, do you? Maybe there are jobs off campus, maybe there are some on campus, maybe you qualify for Works Study. Either way, money is super important, especially since you can’t just ask Mom and Dad for money to get dinner anymore.
For me, since Eastern University is a small private school, there is a town not even a mile off campus with plenty of babysitting opportunities and plenty of restaurants and stores that will hire college students. If that is the case at your college, babysitting, as juvenile as it may seem, is a great way to make some spending money. Of course, with babysitting there isn’t much job security, and no guarantee that you’ll get any work at all. Around most small schools (at least in PA, DE, and NJ) there are Panera Bread stores and Chipotle franchises that are willing to hire the students from the local university. The same goes for local shops and grocery stores and restaurants. All of which are way more definite than babysitting.
Jobs on campus are good, too, because you can have your check split between your tuition and your pocket. You could work in admissions and give tours/ call prospects. There are no doubt coffee shops and cafes on campus as well as the cafeteria where they will hire students. You could also work in the book store. If you live on a large campus there are outside restaurants (not run by the school) where students are allowed to work as well. Work Study is a financial aid program where you get a job on campus and your paychecks go towards your bill.
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