In today’s economic environment, working while attending school
is a tight balancing act and for many students is often not a
choice but a necessity.The cost of college is going up every
year, scholarships are limited, and assistance from the
financial aid office goes only so far. Students need to know how
to pay for college, learn work-life balance, practice good study
techniques and compare affordability of colleges to find the
right match for them. Benefits of working while in college
“Studies have long shown that working a few hours during college
improves academic performance,” says Laura Perna, a University
of Pennsylvania professor and 2010 editor of Understanding the
Working College Student — as quoted by Eric Adler and Mará Rose
Williams in “Students scramble to make college work,” for The
Kansas City Star, March 9, 2013. Studies show that students who
are good workers outside college are good workers in the
classroom as well. Benefits include: - Good time-management
skills However, according to Pern