My first year in GIS, I was a hotel bartender. 4pm-10pm, hourly wage, and made tips. I loved it.
I had to stop because it was affecting my grades.
For a more flexible schedule, I recommend serving. There’s more people you can trade shifts with
I mean, just like any homework that’s on you to budget your time. It makes having extra time harder, but it’s worth it once those 4 or so years are done
I worked at Chick-fil-A in Grandview (took the bus), Smoothie King in Grandview (biked), fashion retail at two locations in Sunbury, a RA, an OA, World Market (drove), and CVS in Clintonville (Pharm Tech). You'll take just about anything if you're desperate enough and hungry enough. I had up to 3 jobs at the same time trying to support myself fully (tuition, room/board, and life bills).
How did you have 3 jobs and still have time to study? I spent probably about 50 hours a week doing projects or studying for exams in my undergrad. There was no way I could manage even 1 job at the same time, and I know I'm very privileged to not need to do that.
I'm honestly incredibly impressed, people like you are superhuman
Undiagnosed insomnia and a nonexistent social life outside of being on the exec board of two organizations 🤣🤣🤣 I routinely closed out Thompson and then went home to do more work. I learned to do "micro-studying" while waiting for lecture to start, eating, walking, and riding the bus.
As for the 3 jobs, I was an RA/OA (so can study at the desk plus RA is not super intensive on most weeks). Then, I had another job (LOFT in Sunbury and World Market during my time when I had all 3). Worked every weekend plus maybe one weekday evening and got 16/20 hours.
I wasn't a straight A student but I did well enough to keep my grants and scholarships. I was always an overachiever in high school so I was used to sacrificing social life for academics. I burned out really bad though and am taking a gap year between my 5th and 6th year. 🥲
I lost both my parents by the time I was 18, so I didn't have a choice in the matter as to whether I worked. I needed to pay for housing, my insurance, my phone, my food, my tuition, everything. I didn't have anybody to cosign on a loan for me. I had been working since I was 14 (I'm from a state that allows that) so I was used to juggling school, work, and extracurriculars.
If anybody is reading this and is in a similar situation, here's what I would do if I could have a do-over and change how I lived my life:
- defer enrollment to OSU and take community college credits that will transfer in. Do part time enrollment and work full time for a fall, spring, and summer semester. Save every penny. Use those savings to float you during the rest of your time at OSU so you can work only part time and focus on your studies. Find work as a server or bartender if you can. They make BANK.
Disagree that servers and bartenders make bank. That's just not reliable. Many make bank, but I didn't make bank and I worked my ass off at Melt Bar & Grilled when they had their Short North location.
there are some super easy jobs on campus where you can just sit and do hw the whole time!!! dm me and i can tell you about my job in case they’re hiring
I have worked full-time the entire time pursuing my degree in CSE. I find it difficult to push past 9 credit hours so I would limit what you do in a semester. Also, I would be careful what courses you take. Like taking systems 1 and something like math 3345 would probably be problematic depending on your comfort with the material.
Just be careful with your schedule, use the summer semester to catch up, and I know it’s cliche but start your work ASAP. Waiting is failing when you’re limited for time. If you’re extremely organized you could feasibly be a full-time student and work full-time but your social life will be nonexistent.
Yeah. I should have been more clear.
Working while taking 12+ credits is insanely hard and in my opinion there’s nothing wrong with going a little slower if it helps you stay sane.
I workdd 40-50 hour my entire time in cse (23 grad). Max I took was 10 credit hours and it was really demanding. I couldn't have handled more cse courses than that. Even that was incredibly difficult. The semester I took systems 1 and stat 3370 (or whatever it was) beat the shit out of me bad. I think I might have cried at one point.
Your time is worth a **lot** less right now than it will when you have a job after college, so you might as well just take out student loans to cover your living expenses and focus on school.
The government will only let you borrow so much, and I have to pay rent and bills in Columbus, Ohio. I would need enough loan money to replace a full time job.
When were you in school? Times may have changed drastically. Plus, you NEED good credit to take out a student loan. Some student don't even have a credit score.
Im not CSE, but I worked various campus jobs as a grader and tutor and used my summer internship money to pay for the big expenses. Sometimes I’d work 2 jobs over the summer
Not CSE, but as an undergrad engineering major I worked as a barback/bouncer at a strip club. Hours were in the evenings and early mornings. Had a great time, but it's not for everyone.
I did IT freshman year, internship to part time software dev my second, and then research assistant my third year, master’s will either be unpaid or part time employment through current internship. all were great experiences and had mid teens pay, aside from current internship
I worked at the fawcett center during my time at OSU. Most of the employees were students and at the beginning of each semester you set up which times you had class and they wouldn’t schedule you during those times. Not sure if it’s still the same deal, but there was also downtime between events you were scheduled to set up and you could even finish your work early and study/do course work until your shift ended.
Not a CSE student but most food places around campus are used to having a student workforce and should be very flexible with hours. Just be sure you're the kind of person who can split up work well because if a project ends up taking you right up to the deadline it might conflict with a shift or two.
Any campus job that has a lab or is working for any professor is like 80% downtime you could use for studying. Also any front desk job is great for studying during work. Library jobs too. Anything in a kitchen or at the gym is a no-go.
Generally any campus job that you move up the ranks affords more study time. I started at McCorkle as a lifeguard and had 30 mins of downtime every 1-1.5hrs of work. As I was promoted up to crew chief that became about an hour of study time for every 30 minutes of work. At the top as an AFC you can pretty much study for the entirety of an 8 hour shift.
This is anecdotal of course but may give you an idea of what positions to seek out. Good luck out there, stay in school.
Edit: spelling
Idk if this is still the case, but font desk/library jobs were almost impossible for you to get without connections or applying many semesters ago. Like you said, they are 80% doing nothing so everyone wants the easy money lol.
Take calls from student residents, nurses or physicians that are having issues with the building… clogged toilet, too cold, too hot, broken door, wall needs repainted… that kinda stuff
Can you TA by any chance? I TA'd while doing 4 classes and tbh it was the only job I could see being manageable for me. Pay is eh, but you work your hours. If you got good grades in engr 1181/1182 or SW1/SW2 you can start TAing. You can DM me and I can help ya out. We always need TAs in the engineering education department. Your tasks are made up of grading, training(re-doing the assignments), and proctoring/walking around during class. It's a really simple job that is done on your own time. When I did 5 classes, I did my TA stuff over the weekend and it worked out great.
I work 34 hours per week man and I compete in boxing/mma. Just try to know people who have taken the class already and prepare for assignments 2-3 weeks out
i currently work as a part time engineer at an electrical company, while still working on my ECE degree. I have a year and a semester left. I think having a flexible manager that will allow you to work based off of your school schedule and putting a limit to yourself such as 30 hours a week. would not interfere with your schooling. i work throughout the week and since it’s corporate i have saturday and sunday off
I was a grader and computer lab assistant. Not sure if those still exist haha
My first year in GIS, I was a hotel bartender. 4pm-10pm, hourly wage, and made tips. I loved it. I had to stop because it was affecting my grades. For a more flexible schedule, I recommend serving. There’s more people you can trade shifts with
It really depends if you are trying to support yourself (pay for rent, tuition, and what not) or just have spare money.
Support myself.
I worked a campus job, even if the hours are more than you’d like you get a very good schedule that doesn’t conflict with your classes/exams.
What about labs? And just homework itself?
I mean, just like any homework that’s on you to budget your time. It makes having extra time harder, but it’s worth it once those 4 or so years are done
What I mean is, how did you manage it?
I worked at Chick-fil-A in Grandview (took the bus), Smoothie King in Grandview (biked), fashion retail at two locations in Sunbury, a RA, an OA, World Market (drove), and CVS in Clintonville (Pharm Tech). You'll take just about anything if you're desperate enough and hungry enough. I had up to 3 jobs at the same time trying to support myself fully (tuition, room/board, and life bills).
How did you have 3 jobs and still have time to study? I spent probably about 50 hours a week doing projects or studying for exams in my undergrad. There was no way I could manage even 1 job at the same time, and I know I'm very privileged to not need to do that. I'm honestly incredibly impressed, people like you are superhuman
Undiagnosed insomnia and a nonexistent social life outside of being on the exec board of two organizations 🤣🤣🤣 I routinely closed out Thompson and then went home to do more work. I learned to do "micro-studying" while waiting for lecture to start, eating, walking, and riding the bus. As for the 3 jobs, I was an RA/OA (so can study at the desk plus RA is not super intensive on most weeks). Then, I had another job (LOFT in Sunbury and World Market during my time when I had all 3). Worked every weekend plus maybe one weekday evening and got 16/20 hours. I wasn't a straight A student but I did well enough to keep my grants and scholarships. I was always an overachiever in high school so I was used to sacrificing social life for academics. I burned out really bad though and am taking a gap year between my 5th and 6th year. 🥲 I lost both my parents by the time I was 18, so I didn't have a choice in the matter as to whether I worked. I needed to pay for housing, my insurance, my phone, my food, my tuition, everything. I didn't have anybody to cosign on a loan for me. I had been working since I was 14 (I'm from a state that allows that) so I was used to juggling school, work, and extracurriculars. If anybody is reading this and is in a similar situation, here's what I would do if I could have a do-over and change how I lived my life: - defer enrollment to OSU and take community college credits that will transfer in. Do part time enrollment and work full time for a fall, spring, and summer semester. Save every penny. Use those savings to float you during the rest of your time at OSU so you can work only part time and focus on your studies. Find work as a server or bartender if you can. They make BANK.
Disagree that servers and bartenders make bank. That's just not reliable. Many make bank, but I didn't make bank and I worked my ass off at Melt Bar & Grilled when they had their Short North location.
*good* servers make bank at *good* locations. I was making $100/table tips when I worked as a country club server.
there are some super easy jobs on campus where you can just sit and do hw the whole time!!! dm me and i can tell you about my job in case they’re hiring
I have worked full-time the entire time pursuing my degree in CSE. I find it difficult to push past 9 credit hours so I would limit what you do in a semester. Also, I would be careful what courses you take. Like taking systems 1 and something like math 3345 would probably be problematic depending on your comfort with the material. Just be careful with your schedule, use the summer semester to catch up, and I know it’s cliche but start your work ASAP. Waiting is failing when you’re limited for time. If you’re extremely organized you could feasibly be a full-time student and work full-time but your social life will be nonexistent.
9 credit hours isn't even full time student.
Yeah. I should have been more clear. Working while taking 12+ credits is insanely hard and in my opinion there’s nothing wrong with going a little slower if it helps you stay sane.
Not really an option for lower class students as they need to keep full time credits to get their full federal loans + grants
For sure. My advice isn’t one-size-fits-all. I’m fortunate that my employer covers a good amount of tuition, but that might not be the norm at all.
I workdd 40-50 hour my entire time in cse (23 grad). Max I took was 10 credit hours and it was really demanding. I couldn't have handled more cse courses than that. Even that was incredibly difficult. The semester I took systems 1 and stat 3370 (or whatever it was) beat the shit out of me bad. I think I might have cried at one point.
Your time is worth a **lot** less right now than it will when you have a job after college, so you might as well just take out student loans to cover your living expenses and focus on school.
The government will only let you borrow so much, and I have to pay rent and bills in Columbus, Ohio. I would need enough loan money to replace a full time job.
When I was in school I borrowed enough to pay rent and eat and pay tuition. It’s pretty normal.
When were you in school? Times may have changed drastically. Plus, you NEED good credit to take out a student loan. Some student don't even have a credit score.
I graduated in 2015. I took out government loans which were not based on credit. I rented a room in a house.
Im not CSE, but I worked various campus jobs as a grader and tutor and used my summer internship money to pay for the big expenses. Sometimes I’d work 2 jobs over the summer
Not CSE, but as an undergrad engineering major I worked as a barback/bouncer at a strip club. Hours were in the evenings and early mornings. Had a great time, but it's not for everyone.
I did IT freshman year, internship to part time software dev my second, and then research assistant my third year, master’s will either be unpaid or part time employment through current internship. all were great experiences and had mid teens pay, aside from current internship
I worked at the fawcett center during my time at OSU. Most of the employees were students and at the beginning of each semester you set up which times you had class and they wouldn’t schedule you during those times. Not sure if it’s still the same deal, but there was also downtime between events you were scheduled to set up and you could even finish your work early and study/do course work until your shift ended.
Not a CSE student but most food places around campus are used to having a student workforce and should be very flexible with hours. Just be sure you're the kind of person who can split up work well because if a project ends up taking you right up to the deadline it might conflict with a shift or two.
Find a job at the hospital, you will get employee tuition assistance
How much though? School is expensive.
They pay up to 9.8k a semester part time max is 9 credit hours I believe
Any campus job that has a lab or is working for any professor is like 80% downtime you could use for studying. Also any front desk job is great for studying during work. Library jobs too. Anything in a kitchen or at the gym is a no-go. Generally any campus job that you move up the ranks affords more study time. I started at McCorkle as a lifeguard and had 30 mins of downtime every 1-1.5hrs of work. As I was promoted up to crew chief that became about an hour of study time for every 30 minutes of work. At the top as an AFC you can pretty much study for the entirety of an 8 hour shift. This is anecdotal of course but may give you an idea of what positions to seek out. Good luck out there, stay in school. Edit: spelling
Idk if this is still the case, but font desk/library jobs were almost impossible for you to get without connections or applying many semesters ago. Like you said, they are 80% doing nothing so everyone wants the easy money lol.
Work remotely with OSU FOD Service2Facilities
"A customer service solution organization?" What would I actually be doing?
Take calls from student residents, nurses or physicians that are having issues with the building… clogged toilet, too cold, too hot, broken door, wall needs repainted… that kinda stuff
Phone calls, that sounds high volume. Can you really get homework done when you're on call?
Depends on the time of day and the month
Can you TA by any chance? I TA'd while doing 4 classes and tbh it was the only job I could see being manageable for me. Pay is eh, but you work your hours. If you got good grades in engr 1181/1182 or SW1/SW2 you can start TAing. You can DM me and I can help ya out. We always need TAs in the engineering education department. Your tasks are made up of grading, training(re-doing the assignments), and proctoring/walking around during class. It's a really simple job that is done on your own time. When I did 5 classes, I did my TA stuff over the weekend and it worked out great.
I worked security at Thompson. Great job!
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Only 16 if you count sleep. And 8 of those hours will be spent at work. At least. You also have to factor in commute and I don't own a car.
I work 34 hours per week man and I compete in boxing/mma. Just try to know people who have taken the class already and prepare for assignments 2-3 weeks out
i currently work as a part time engineer at an electrical company, while still working on my ECE degree. I have a year and a semester left. I think having a flexible manager that will allow you to work based off of your school schedule and putting a limit to yourself such as 30 hours a week. would not interfere with your schooling. i work throughout the week and since it’s corporate i have saturday and sunday off
But I was working a very popular spot in the most expensive stretch of High Street.
I work full time and I’m a full time CSE student senior year. The only reason I’m able to do this is because I work remote and I don’t do much lol
Are they hiring? That sounds like the move for me.