Student story: Work study as a study hall
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About this video
A student wanted a job she could work every day while still studying. She found a front desk position through a work-study program that let her do both, and it helped her pay for college.
You'll be able to
- explain how some work-study jobs let students study and work at the same time.
- describe how a work-study job can help pay for college.
Key words
- work-study program
- A program that gives students part-time jobs to help pay for college.
- front desk position
- A job at a reception desk, often quiet enough to study between tasks.
Transcript
- I wanted to look for jobs that I could work every single day but that I could study and work at the same time. And I found a great front desk position which allowed me to do that, and it was like a work-study program that just saved my life, so all of those things helped me pay for college.
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