Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Mini ethnography

I think my readers will care about this issue because they may be in the same situation at some point during their college years.  By reading this, they may find out that working while going to school is a lot harder than they thought.  Students that are already working may find ways to organize their life differently than they currently are.  My readers may want to know what the best way to go about working is.  Some may find it easier to work on campus, and others may need more money and working on campus may not get enough for them.  There are regulations for the amount of hours a student can work on campus so some students go off campus so they can earn more money.  My readers will most likely already know the reasons behind most working college students.  Some work because they want extra money while others work simply so they can afford another semester.  Then there are those in between that want to help out their parents or begin saving or repaying loans so they don't have to deal with as much of it later in life.  I want my readers to learn the best way to combine working, school, and their social life.  Just because they decide to work, doesn't mean they have to give up their social life entirely.  They may have to make adjustments but it can be done.  They also need to know how to get their work done for school.  Some students choose to take an extra shift at work instead of going to class and this can hurt you in the long run.  The students that are doing that are most likely doing it so they can afford another semester of school, but if they flunk out of college all together, they won't have to worry about paying for another semester.  I think my readers will be fairly easily persuaded.  There are many pros and cons but none are terrible.  They will just have to find out what works best for them and go with that.  Some students can handle working a full-time job and going to school full-time.  Others won't be able to, some won't even be able to handle working all together.  It's just a matter or preference and how much you are willing to dedicate to it.

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