How to Work in College | Crash Course | How to College

Working in college is necessary sometimes. Whether it's for experience, living costs, or extra money, we sometimes need to balance school, life, and work. In this episode of How to College, Erica walks through some of the ways you can find work and make sure you're balancing work with your studies and your personal life. Which are ALL important!

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:17 - Considering Schedules and Time Commitments
2:44 - Considering Goals
5:07 - Benefits of Working while in School
7:20 - Conclusion
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[studyhall]

My favorite job while I was in college was working as a "projectionist" for the film and television department. All I did was set up whatever movie each class was watching in our screening room and did my homework while the class watched! -Paola

What was your favorite job as a student?

[bluejedi]

don't let your employer tell you work is more important than your grades or final exams or graudation day

[BrettBoi]

As someone who graduates college next week. Working while completing my bachelors was one of the best choices I made. It built up my resume which allowed me to secure a great job right out of school.

[PenDragon]

I have three jobs and it’s so hard. It’s ok and normal to struggle guys just know you’re not alone!! We are building our resumes! We got this!

[BrianHutzellMusic]

I did basically everything wrong in my college career, and I’m happy to use myself as cautionary example! My Number One piece of advice to anyone, especially young people, starting out on a college career would be to take full advantage of all the opportunities that present themselves. Probably never again will there be so many doors open to you. Use the campus—real or virtual—to explore organizations, travel opportunities, free events, open lectures, mentoring, etc. etc. etc. Expand your horizons! The classroom is only one part of college.

[pand]

Something I found very useful was talking to someone at the career center. It's hard as a college student to know how much bargaining power you have and what your labor is worth. I ended up negotiating a $2 per hour higher rate for an internship which is something I would not have been confident enough to do on my own. There are many groups looking to take advantage of college students with low or even unpaid offers.

[joashacr]

I found that being a teaching assistant was a great job! The hours were very flexible, pay was surprisingly good, work was interesting, and it was extremely helpful for networking!

[imanispence]

Would you guys consider doing a series in which you go over some basic life skills? Like looking for/buying an apartment/house, taxes, insurance, credit cards, etc

[wontoms]

I’ve been very nervous about starting to work during college because I’ve never had a job before and I’m starting community college this year. But, this video has been helpful for me so thank you!

[isalite]

Class of 2022 (2026 in college), may we be successful and go far in life! 💯🥂

[Wwise_sounds]

I'm working 40 + hours per week while in college and also working on my bachelor's degree. long story short, I don't have free time.

[wendychen]

I love this and it is definitely difficult. I work full time and in an office setting. With that, it is HARD for me to get classes that goes around my work schedule. I would quit and find a different job, however, I have been with this company for 7 years, they have given me a promotion AND raises. This company gives me the pay that i need to pay for my own tuition without taking out a loan (personal or student). It is definitely something to think about when attempting to go to school and working because of the workload, expectations in both, and schedule.

[chuck]

Don't forget to look out for Resident Assistant opportunities as well. Though you may only get a few hundred dollars in a stipend per semester (I think I got like $900), you usually get your housing and food covered which in my case was half of the cost of attendance. And since it's an on campus job the work requirements are reasonable. It gives you a pretty good return on your time and effort

[myannahansen]

I've been so stressed out working three part-time jobs while doing full-time Library and Information school. This video came at the perfect time <3 thank you Crash Course!!

[alexreid]

This is one of those videos that I still need despite the fact that I’m going into my senior year of college…

[Koolaid]

As someone who is thinking about college often this guide seems helpful

[deenam]

I appreciate the How To College series so much.

[jupiter]

I must say this series is great and such a great help! As someone who is a foreigner and wants to go to university in the us this is great and offers a wonderful explanation on how to navigate college and applying to it.
Thank you so much crashcourse!

[ardrapattath]

Thank you, Crash Course, for making such an awesome series! This will be so helpful to a lot of people :)

[frodobaggins]

I work on-campus doing TV broadcasting for sports productions. Not something that comes to mind as a feasible student job, but it's a lot of fun!