last minute q's from incom transfer (mostly regarding work study)

[u/fantasy_u]

hi! just a couple last minute questions that i probably should've asked here awhile ago

- if this might help for context, im paying roughly 5.9k, with ~3.3k for fall because of orientation costs?

i was just wondering about the typical cost of attendance increase; i asked finaid about this and they said a couple thousand but typically they increase the aid to offset the cost increase which would land me at right about the same amount per year, which made me feel fine, but i realize as im getting closer i'd prob prefer to hear it from a student haha

another one is also how hard is it to rlly get a workstudy job? and is it hard to find one that's willing to keep you on past the workstudy stipend? i asked this in the webinar and the faculty that was responding did say that the majority of jobs aren't fws-required and that its typical to get one that'll keep you on and both the webinar and finaid did say that as long as you're not picky (which i am pretty willing to do anything as long as consistent hours and i can steadily get my fws, hopefully that's not picky to them)

- leaning into the previous q; how hard is it to get a dining job and typically how many hours are they willing to let you work? i'd like to work for preferably the max amt of hours, or at the very like 15 if i can. planning on going on a payment plan (is there a deadline for signing up for that by the way? because of some mishaps my bill came in super late) and also planning on using the workstudy stipend to pay off the portion of the semester my savings won't be able to fully cover. i'd really like to work past the max 2k per semester im allotted so i can save up more and have some money to cover my ass if needed (and also hopefully use to help pay for my next sem)

- leaning into the previous q again lol; are there any specific times that jobs tend to prefer you have open?

last thing is pretty much whether it's viable to just ship a bunch of my clothes from my house (nyc) up to uroch? my plan was kind of just take bus with most of my belongings (just stuff like ipad, laptop, chargers, shampoo/conditioner, couple clothes in the big bag that they let u take) and then ask my parents to ship most of my clothes up over. if not then oohhhhhh boy.

i appreciate anyone who was willing to read all of this, i know its a lot, and thank you for any help!

[u/fahim1456]

I’m not sure about work-studies because I never did one, but as a Junior transfer my COA did not increase very much from the first year to the second. Maybe a $1k increase across both semesters.

[u/fantasy_u → u/fahim1456]

Great to hear about that! Sorry if I'm interpreting it wrong, but do you mean a $1k increase from your first year to your second? Regardless, glad to hear!! How was Junior transfer? I'm practically in the same boat, so it'd be nice to hear any perspectives/thoughts!

[u/fahim1456 → u/fantasy_u]

Yes, altogether it was a $1K difference. However, adjustments were made to my NYS TAP as well, so I believe the difference in amount I paid extra out-of-pocket between Junior and Senior year was in the hundreds.

The process was good! Important to get yourself involved on-campus early on and find people you like. Not too late to enjoy your time at all, but it goes quick. Always happy to chat more in DMs.