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Rank: Frosh
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Joined: 4/10/2008
Posts: 8
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I've worked during highschool for the past two years and have been okay with it, but am afraid that working during post-sec will be hard. However, if I want to have money to buy food and stuff, I'll have to get a job. Hopefully something that is close to my rez that pays well and isn't too hard to do.... I can always hope!
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Rank: Frosh
Groups: Member
Joined: 4/12/2008
Posts: 7
Location: Port Coquitlam
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get a job where you can just work on weekends so you can focus on school.
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Rank: Frosh
Groups: Member
Joined: 4/12/2008
Posts: 7
Location: Port Coquitlam
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the best job u can get while in school that pays well and can vary time is a tutor! a private tutor. find someone who needs an english or whatever tutor. u dont have to be like an english prof to be one for an elementary student. usually these tutors do like 2 to 3 times a week for like an hour and a half. you can get between 10-40 dollars as a university student -- usually 15-35. and usually 10-15 as a highschool per hour
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Rank: Frosh
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Joined: 4/12/2008
Posts: 7
Location: Ottawa
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It's a good idea to work during school... of course you want to keep everything balanced and not do too much excess work but I know a friend of mine who has 3 jobs during her school term and just manages to pay her university. Yeah it's tough but she says it keeps her focused and determined.
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Rank: Frosh
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Joined: 4/12/2008
Posts: 6
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I am finishing my grade 12 year, and I have always focused on the academics. I have gotten an automatic entrance scholarship from the University of Ottawa, but that is about it. My parents say they will cosign a line of credit that will allow me to access money when I need it, but I don't know if that will be enough. Can someone explain osap?
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Rank: Frosh
Groups: Member
Joined: 4/13/2008
Posts: 5
Location: Calgary
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I got a job earlier this year at Safeway. It was probably my bad planning, because I was starting AP Bio, FLA and English that semester, but things went horribly wrong. They were really understaffed so I ended up having to work up to 36 hours a week! That was more than my Dad at the time! My average dropped from 85% to 75%, and it took me quite a while to recover after I quit. I think that finding a part-time job that accommodates your schedule would actually be a good idea, but be careful!!!
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Rank: Frosh
Groups: Member
Joined: 3/16/2008
Posts: 12
Location: Toronto
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i thikn woring helps u realize how to manage ur time and school work. also many people don't even have money for university so expecting ur parents to pay for everything is absolutely rediculous!! 
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Rank: Frosh
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Joined: 4/13/2008
Posts: 6
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in high school, it's still possible to work and study, but it'll be much harder in university. you won't have the time or energy to be working after all the classes and homework you're going to get. it's probably better to work hard over the summer and save up money that way.
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Rank: Frosh
Groups: Member
Joined: 4/13/2008
Posts: 6
Location: Calgary
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The key is time management ... and well finding a job that can be flexible with your school schedule. If you want to enjoy university by being able to go out with your friends and go and trips and your parents can't help you out then a job is the only option.
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Rank: Frosh
Groups: Member
Joined: 4/13/2008
Posts: 5
Location: Three Hills, Alberta
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i havent yet attended post secondary, but im gonna take engineering and ill probably need all the time i can get to get good grades. time management is harder than it sounds and to work 20 hours a week while studying you have to be a machine. personally, i need a little down occasionally or i imagine ill forget the point of what im working so hard for
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Rank: Frosh
Groups: Member
Joined: 4/13/2008
Posts: 5
Location: Canada
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Working while in school has a lot of different pros and cons. Slacker that I am, I didn't really get my act together until last summer (I'm in grade 12 this year), except for volunteer work and odd jobs. However, now that I have a job, I'm really happy that I went to the trouble for a number of reasons. First, it has helped me develop a sense of scheduling: working out how to fit in social life, school, extra-curricular activities and work without going insane, and how to give each of them the time they deserve! It also opened my eyes to the fact that while I am working towards the career I want, I will probably have to do a whole bunch of jobs that have nothing to do with what I want, and I'll just have to suck it up. It's good experience! Finally, I'm earning money that will help towards university, so I don't have so much debt when I finish! (If that isn't a noble cause, I don't know what is!) Plus I get some money to spend on myself, which is nice.
I'm working as a waitress at a small, badly run restaurant. Sometimes the job is fun, and sometimes I have visions of exquisite torture prepared for the customers (not really!)...but it has taught me to deal with people in all sorts of situations. It's good experience in teaching me how to be persistent and dependable, because it's not something I can just shrug off for a couple of days if I feel like it. Aaah...responsability...the bitter side dish with the deliciousness of maturity....
Listen to me ramble!!! Jobs are good if you can make them work...and you should really TRY to make them work! (that's my 18 cents)
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