The Impact of Paid Work on the Academic Performance of Students

Alene Semuels is a writer for The Atlantic, and formerly wrote for The Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The author's purpose for writing this article was to inform college students and the public about opportunities to work while in college. Also it shows college students that working a full time job might not be the wisest thing to do while attending college full time. When this article was written, there was a new trend beginning to arise. In 2015, Georgetown University did a study of students who worked while in college. They found that 70 percent of students were employed while in college and 25 percent of those students are working full time while simultaneously going to college full time. Both the Chicago Tribune and CNBC wrote articles about the findings in the Georgetown study. Putting these things together, Semuels felt persuaded to talk about the topic from two

Many students try to avoid being in college debt by working full time in addition to being a full time student. This is not a bad idea, but it is a rough battle because they are trying to make a certain amount of money per week to pay their bills and still in need of time to study. This works out for some students, but not for all. Some students that take part in this role end up with a low GPA or even dropping out of college. The states have noticed the increase of college students in debt after graduating. Therefore, to avoid this they’ve created a work-study program. The work-study program consists of students working part-time while they attend school. The money that they are making is going towards their college loans, or the tuition itself as a

As a second year college student I have a very difficult time paying for college even with the help of my parents. Working every summer full-time at near minimum wage barely pays for my portion of college. In fact, a few summers I have worked two jobs, one full-time the other near full-time, and I still have a hard time paying for college. Many students that do not receive help to pay for their college by their parents often work while they are at school. This does not

Many high school students, and perhaps their parents, often wrestle with the question: Does a person with a college degree make more money than one with just a high school diploma? Can I earn more money with a college degree or by going straight to work after high school? Is it worthwhile to go to college? Research shows that yes, those who have a college education usually do make more than those with only a high school diploma do.

He states, “Three-quarters of the 10 million students enrolled in America’s four-year colleges and universities will work as interns at least once before graduating … Between one-third and half will get no compensation for their efforts” (499 - 500). This evidence is relevant since it clearly supports the author’s claim that colleges allow unpaid internship. This may not necessarily imply that the colleges are bad, but this clearly shows the high occurrence of such cases. It shows the high number of students who do not get paid while working as interns. The information was taken from established research institutes, therefore the evidence is credible. The College Employment Research Institute conducts an annual survey of national employers seeking their intentions for hiring new college graduates ("College Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University"), while the Intern Bridge is the nation’s premier college recruiting, consulting and research firm (http://www.internbridge.com/). However, there was no information about the date when the statistic was taken or when the study was performed, and this made the evidence less sufficient. The evidence will be more sufficient if the date was mentioned and if it was current. Again, this evidence is addressed to students to present them with details about unpaid internship and be cautious when considering internship in their

Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). Digest of Education Statistics, 2011 (NCES 2012-001), Chapter 3. Web. Date Accessed 2/7/2014 https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76). Many students are forced to work full time to support themselves, or their family. This could lead to an inability to balance all of the duties of work, home, and school, which often results in students dropping out. Some students are forced to utilize student loans. Students who work part time, and go to school full time may not be able to afford the cost of living on their own. If they do not have familial support to assist with this, they often have to turn to student loans to make up the difference. This results in many students acquiring a massive amount of debt prior to graduating, if they even graduate. Many students concerned with the amount of student loan debt already acquired, either place school on hold, or drop out permanently for fear of acquiring any more debt, and not being able to pay it back.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, nearly 25% of college graduates are either unemployed or underemployed – a term which means they are employed at a job beneath that which is appropriate for their skill level. (Knowledgeatwharton). This is a serious issue and raises some important questions for both college graduates and the institutions from which they obtained their degrees. In this paper, I will be discussing what I believe to be the primary source of this problem, the impact it has on college graduates, and a solution, which Butler Community College could implement would work towards rectifying this issue in our local community.

The majority of American businesses find it incredibly tough to hire employees with changing, hectic schedules. For students who are serious about their studies, obtaining a job during the instructional nine months of the school year is near impossible because trying to juggle homework, extracurricular activities, volunteer work, and a job is extremely difficult. For this reason, the three months of free time provided by summer vacation are crucial in the sense that they allow for this aspect of consistency and reliability. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the year of 2015, the amount of employed youth in the United States increased by approximately 2.1 million in the months of April through July, following patterns similar to the statistics from previous years (Employment and Unemployment Among Youth Summary). If nationwide, one of the year round calendars for education were implemented, the students would no longer have any real chance to obtain a job. Without the element of consistency lended by the three month vacation of a traditional calendar, businesses would be less likely to hire students, making it harder for students to participate in the American economy. While hindering students´ ability to engage in the economy is an unfortunate side effect of implementing year round schooling, their lack of participation would have little effect on the economy as a whole because the

Whether it be in a dining hall, an arena, or a laundry room, the students that embark in federally-granted work study are some of the hardest working students on college campuses. However, the problem is that work-study students are usually vastly underpaid and sometimes even find themselves running out of their federal stipend by the end of the school year.

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According to the previous citation, students aren't working immediately after they graduate because they are afraid to start thinking about paying off their loans. Additionally, they are in danger working to pay their bills or other expenses and also their large loans they have to pay back. This is why college students shouldn't take any loans or they wanted to take out a little, then they shouldn't take out as

In the competitive world today, having a college degree might not benefit a student as much as before, thus opening up numerous questions concerning its necessity. Not only is the number of students desperately trying to enroll in college increasing, but the tuition shoots up as well. However, will college enrollment necessarily be enough to increase your chances of attaining job security? The answer is hotly debated amongst adults and students alike, which opens up the second option for students, that is, joining the work force. Although this option is generally shunned by the new generation, the tough economy and slow restoration makes it quite a desirable choice at the moment. Joining the work force is a hard decision to make as it

While a job is a job in any economy, uni students feel forced out of the fields in which they have been trained to work just to survive. Even if they happen to find a job in their field, the competition is fierce, which means they must work harder for less pay before they can move up the ladder in the white-collar world.

• Students are increasingly likely to work while in college. Since 1984, the fraction of

Life saving devices come in many shapes, colors, and forms, but for many college students it comes in a small bound book: an agenda. Students have been given small holographic planners to write their assignments in since elementary school. Fast forward ten years and those seemingly simple agendas are covered with dates for what seems like endless assignments and for some work schedules, but not all. Many students fear that the benefits do not outweigh the negatives when trying to cram an employment opportunity into a day already consumed with studying despite financial restrictions. Studies have concluded that students who decide to incorporate a work-study regimen into their lives, experience higher graduation rates, grade point averages and financial recovery after their post secondary education, compared to those who do not. Regardless of those benefits those same students are proven to also experience higher stress levels and more academic pressure.