| | Finding a Summer Job During a Pandemic...Be Creative!
For many students, the sunny months of summer break are an important time to work between semesters.
Some extra money from a summer job can help pay off tuition or student loans, and summer work experience can load a resume with great skills.
Finding a summer job during the summer can be a stressful task for many high school and college students, and the coronavirus pandemic has only made it more difficult.
Considering all that, we found that unconventional methods to find summer jobs may be necessary.
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| | | | You Say "Tuition," and Colleges Say "Tuition AND Fees." Say, What?
Going to a magic show where a magician plays "tricks" on the audience is quite entertaining.
But when it comes to paying the tuition bill, no family appreciates the tricks that seem to be waiting for so many of them around every corner.
And yet, something called "fees" magically appear on your bill.
Definitely not a welcomed trick.
We want to help you understand the total cost of college, so here are some important things to know when looking at, applying to, and paying for college.
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| | Summer Job Alert!
So, you say your student has exhausted all possibilities of finding a summer job?
The very enterprising son of a parent in our Paying For College 101 Facebook group has been raking in the bucks by painting house sconces! (He charges $25 per sconce, and even has other students working for him!)
Here's what he did... |
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| | Debbie Schwartz Founder, Road2College I'm a parent, like many of you, navigating college admissions and paying for college. With an expertise in personal finance, analysis, and marketing, I'm working to give families the information and tools to make smarter financial college decisions. |
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