Attending a degree course requires a considerable commitment, in terms of time, energy but also and above all economic; that's why you should carefully read this post dedicated to ways to earn money during college.
Not all students are lucky enough to have wealthy parents who are able to support their children in university without any sacrifices.
Many university students are forced to work to pay for university fees; non-residents are forced to prepare a budget also for board and lodging; others aim to have a small monthly income to help their parents or simply to pay for some small whim.
Apart from a few exceptions, in general the university student has to deal with rather small financial resources, unless he decides to study and work at the same time.
Study and work: how to better manage commitments
Economics or Psychology, Engineering or Education Sciences: whatever faculty you choose, there is a possibility that allows you to combine study with work, without the stress of impossible joints and without running from one place to another to meet timetables.
The possibility is called 'e-learning', or even 'distance learning'.
It is an innovative and avant-garde teaching methodology, which goes beyond all those constraints that make traditional 'presence' teaching obsolete and anachronistic.
Telematics mode allows you to attend college virtually, or to follow the lessons online and to study comfortably from home.
Through a digital platform, students can access all the teaching material directly from their PC, without necessarily having to go to the university.
The student can therefore decide in total freedom whether to study during the day or at night, during the week or during the weekend.How to make money: tips for college students
Assuming that attending a degree course is already a job in itself, which requires commitment, time and sacrifice, it is important to find a job that allows you not to neglect your studies.
Below we have selected some jobs, among the most common and easy to find, which allow you to add a few euros to the small budget of a university student.
Let's find out together.
1 – Work at the university
Let's start with the easiest way to earn some money while attending a degree course: work at the university.
Universities often hire the same students for perform a variety of on-campus activities.
Among the tasks for which collaborators are most frequently sought are cleaning, the management of secretarial and reception activities, surveillance.
Sometimes it is the teachers themselves who need assistance for the completion of some bureaucracies or for the management of the practical aspects connected to their role.
In addition to being practical from a logistical point of view, in some cases the opportunity can turn into a springboard for a future entry into the university world.
Among other things, working for the university, and within the university, the programs and working hours are flexible, or in any case oriented towards responding to the needs of the student.
2 – Give repetitions
Among the methods to earn money during the university period, another great classic is represented by tutoring.
There are many students who need support in studying, to deepen a specific subject or more generally to have a point of reference to follow during learning.
It is therefore about perform an activity which in many respects is similar to that of a tutor, who clearly can work both inside the university, therefore with the students, and outside, with middle or high school students.
Clearly, based on personal preparation, you can choose whether to give repetitions on a single subject, a group of disciplines united by the category (e.g. humanities, science, etc.) or whether to provide support to study in general.
In cases where you work with your university colleagues, the possibility of repeating or deepening topics related to your field of study is anything but negligible.
As regards the 'promotion' of the activity, one can rely on word of mouth, the insertion of announcements on school bulletin boards or a simple flyer, indicating the subjects and contacts, to be distributed strategically around one's own living context.
A valid alternative is given by portals created to facilitate the meeting between supply and demand.
Those who offer tutoring and repetition services have the option of posting an ad after registering.
3 – Waiter
One of the primary needs for a college student engaged in exam preparation is to find a part time job.
Working only for a few hours a day is an indispensable prerogative in order not to risk neglecting your studies.
In this sense, the job of a waiter can represent a valid opportunity to be able to reconcile work commitment with that of learning from a temporal point of view.
Generally, bars, restaurants, pubs and various clubs are looking for extra staff for the evening or for the weekend, i.e. in the hours in which the majority of customers are concentrated.
It is a small job which, although demanding from the point of view of the physical expenditure of energy, allows you to earn quite good money; not to mention that these are contexts that allow you to add an extra amount to the basic pay thanks to tips.
4 – Baby sits
Among the part-time jobs ideal for the needs of university students is also that of the babysitter.
The first is identifiable in a varied question; some families need baby sitting services only for a few hours in the evening, others only at the weekend, still others only for a couple of hours a day.In addition to the numerous opportunities in terms of demand, there is therefore the possibility of identifying the most suitable solution for personal needs and/or preferences.
To be able to do that job is though You need to have some aptitude for handling children; patience is a fundamental requirement that cannot be missed.
Where the movement of children is expected, from school to home, from home to gyms and leisure centres, the possession of a car is also required.
5 – Write articles
We conclude with an interesting opportunity reserved for those who love writing and have sufficient skills to be able to carry out well-done jobs both from a grammatical and syntactic point of view: writing articles.
Browsing the web you can find numerous requests for blogs and websites which concern the production of contents concerning various types of topics.
The pay varies according to the text to be created. Generally for technical subjects the fees are more interesting while for generic contents to obtain discrete figures you need to focus on quantity.
In this sense, the suggestion is to avoid, as far as possible, intermediaries such as agencies and online publishing platforms (which usually pay little), and to contact those requesting the content directly.
Clearly the second hypothesis is more difficult, but with a little effort it may not be impossible.
We have explained to you how to monetize during college, that is, we have provided you with some ideas to be able to earn a few euros without distracting yourself too much from studying; all you have to do is roll up your sleeves and decide which of the paths we have suggested to take.
