Part time jobs for students?

[Spades455]

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I'm going to be starting classes again this spring, and I need some income. What part time jobs are good for students (ie have flexible schedules)?

And more importantly where do I find these jobs? I've looked on craigslist in the part time section but none of them have work hours that would fit my class schedule. Should I email them anyway telling them what my hours are?

 

[Narmerguy]

Check to see if your school has any "work study" type jobs. Another common one is lab teching. Tutoring is easiest, you set your hours and your time and you're the "boss."

 

[lovemango]

Check the classifieds in your student newspaper, see if there's any scribe companies in your area (I work through PhysAssist), and word of mouth is usually best!

 

[circulus vitios]

Any fast food or retail establishment...

 

[Blackhawkdown24]

You could be a stable boy

 

[Bangersandmash]

My vote is for setting up a lemonade stand outside of your classes. Except that instead of lemonade, you're selling beer.

 

[A Nony Mouse]

I'm going to be starting classes again this spring, and I need some income. What part time jobs are good for students (ie have flexible schedules)?

And more importantly where do I find these jobs? I've looked on craigslist in the part time section but none of them have work hours that would fit my class schedule. Should I email them anyway telling them what my hours are?

Resident advisor, Lab TA, or tutoring look good on apps

 

[Praefectus]

You could sell Cutco knives. I hear that you can make a 1000% return on your investment in 3 months!

 

[Blackhawkdown24]

You could sell Cutco knives. I hear that you can make a 1000% return on your investment in 3 months!

Ur picture scares me : (. Is that really you?

 

[HH8911]

Wait tables... Super flexible, usually pretty easy to get shifts switched around it covered if something comes up, plus the opportunity to make $20+ an hour in cash if you can find a busy restaurant.

 

[Restart13]

Wait tables... Super flexible, usually pretty easy to get shifts switched around it covered if something comes up, plus the opportunity to make $20+ an hour in cash if you can find a busy restaurant.

+1 I've been working in the restaurant industry for over four years.

 

[Lollygag]

Jobs at your university are good to have as their schedules tend to be a lot more flexible and they are also more understanding about school work, especially when it comes to finals and stuff. Plus if you live on campus it can be very convenient. Only drawback is that you will probably not be finding anything above minimum wage.

They also tend to not be as stressful. You'd be surprised but a lot of campus jobs involve just sitting at a desk like in the computer lab or in a residence hall checking ID's as people come in; I did a lot of my school work at my job lol

If you wait tables though... Your gonna have to actually work lol

 

[Koosalagoosagoo]

You could sell Cutco knives. I hear that you can make a 1000% return on your investment in 3 months!

I have heard horror stories about this place

 

[Goobs]

I'm not sure if this holds for most schools, but at my school you could get paid for doing research (10/hr). So you get research experience, money, most likely a poster presentation, AND a chance to get a publication! It was highly dependent on what lab you joined though.

 

[plumhill]

If you go to school near a hospital, you can look for some lower-skill student jobs. Good way to get paid for patient interaction, and usually not that stressful.

Also, working at any food/beverage place that doesn't get too much traffic can be a great way to get some money and also have a little time for homework.

Jobs at your university or public library also allow for homework

 

[Praefectus]

Ur picture scares me : (. Is that really you?

You don't follow golf, do you? Anyway, here's Bubba Watson with my dream car, the General Lee.

I have heard horror stories about this place

A friend from high school somehow got roped into it and he was pissed when everyone told him it was a Ponzi scheme.

 

[Planes2Doc]

I definitely say that you should do work in the service industry. When I was an undergrad (not pre-med then), I was a pizza delivery driver. I usually worked four to five hours a night on either a Friday or Saturday (sometimes both nights if the week isn't busy for me). I made $15 to $20 per hour after tips. This didn't involve any significant training, and was a good talking point during job interviews (real full-time jobs).

Service jobs will pay far more than any entry-level clinical job. On the contrary, entry-level clinical jobs often require significant training, and more significant amount of hours to be worked with less flexible schedules. To top that off, it can be difficult to find an EMT or ED tech position in a lot of places.

Since just about everyone does some sort of clinical job, it doesn't make people stand out at all. So all you are doing is taking a job that will pay less, with more training, and a less flexible schedule that will likely fail to make you stand out at all. I think some odd jobs, especially in the service industry, would probably serve as better talking points during interviews than another EMT or CNA story that the ADCOMs hear a million times each year.

 

[Samsara21]

Cutco wasn't a scam it was awesome. I made about 3000 dollars in 2 months doing it. And the knives are legendary.

 

[Lollygag]

I definitely say that you should do work in the service industry. When I was an undergrad (not pre-med then), I was a pizza delivery driver. I usually worked four to five hours a night on either a Friday or Saturday (sometimes both nights if the week isn't busy for me). I made $15 to $20 per hour after tips. This didn't involve any significant training, and was a good talking point during job interviews (real full-time jobs).

Service jobs will pay far more than any entry-level clinical job. On the contrary, entry-level clinical jobs often require significant training, and more significant amount of hours to be worked with less flexible schedules. To top that off, it can be difficult to find an EMT or ED tech position in a lot of places.

Since just about everyone does some sort of clinical job, it doesn't make people stand out at all. So all you are doing is taking a job that will pay less, with more training, and a less flexible schedule that will likely fail to make you stand out at all. I think some odd jobs, especially in the service industry, would probably serve as better talking points during interviews than another EMT or CNA story that the ADCOMs hear a million times each year.

I get what your saying.. but are you sure it really doesn't stand out at all? I feel like on SDN where everyone has that type A go hard personality, it may seem like being an EMT or CNA is so common, but I feel like in the general population, not *that* many people are EMT's or CNA's. I'm sure adcom's see it a lot but idk if its that common that it doesn't look more favorable than an average job.

 

[rangoon1984]

I worked as a barista while in my undergrad. I also worked as a computer troubleshooter after that (for my school). Both were flexible - I just plastered applications and resumes until I got a bite.

 

[Planes2Doc]

I get what your saying.. but are you sure it really doesn't stand out at all? I feel like on SDN where everyone has that type A go hard personality, it may seem like being an EMT or CNA is so common, but I feel like in the general population, not *that* many people are EMT's or CNA's. I'm sure adcom's see it a lot but idk if its that common that it doesn't look more favorable than an average job.

I'm not too sure, since I was never exposed to pre-meds at my original undergraduate institution. The school where I did my post-bacc was smaller, and I only met a handful of people since I didn't interact socially with most. I never got a glimpse of people I knew at those points to see what kinds of ECs they did.

But... ... ... In one of our classes (when everyone still attended class, haha), all of the students with previous clinical jobs were asked to raise their hands. A good majority of the class did. So I'm guessing it is probably pretty common, but I'd be interested to hear what other people have to say.

 

[dfib slim]

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[Planes2Doc]

Oh and on top of that, people are still forgetting one important thing... These clinical positions all require a pretty serious time commitment. I doubt someone can get an EMT or CNA position working once or twice a week for less than eight hours at a time. So I can imagine that peoples' grades would suffer as a result of this...

So if your GPA and MCAT suffer, I don't think that this EC (which you aren't blazing any new trails, whether it is actually common or not, I think just about everyone can agree on this) will suddenly save you and get you an acceptance when your numbers take a hit.