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Why some college students don't want part-time jobs 24 Articles

  • 1 of 24

    by Morgan Johnson

    The question of why some college students don't want to go to work has the answer built into it. They don't take a part-time job because for them, work is optional. College is expensive. Many people have to take on part...read more

  • 2 of 24

    by wannashare

    "I'm poor, I'm a college student!" These are very famous words uttered by nearly every college student. For this very reason many choose to work part time while they are working toward their college degree. However, the...read more

  • 3 of 24

    by Katherine Fowler

    Most people work to live comfortably and others barely get by. Working adults face many different challenges but everyone will need resources to live and that is why we work. If a student can afford not to work during scho...read more

  • 4 of 24

    by Juan Leer

    When you first get to college, one of the biggest decisions you'll have to make early on is whether or not you want to get a part-time job. There's a pretty simple reason why some college students don't want part-time jobs...read more

  • 5 of 24

    by Luke Shackley

    As a British student studying at university, and living the life of every first year student I feel that my part time job is essential to the learning experience i'm receiving. I'm currently studying a full time BA hono...read more

  • 6 of 24

    by Nicki Marks

    Why don't college students want part-time jobs? It's simple: there's no time! Alright, so there are probably a lot of different reasons out there why college students don't want to work. Some are just lazy, or have so much...read more

  • 7 of 24

    by Cara Conner

    Working is a drag. Isn't that why people think college students don't want part-time jobs? Although no one likes to work, there are many other reasons why college students don't want these jobs. As a college student myself...read more

  • 8 of 24

    by Excalibur Snape

    The reason some students don't want a part time job while the go to school is because school its self is a full time job and there is just not enough hours in a day to do it all. Between school and a job it is hard to fit ...read more

  • 9 of 24

    by Kat Derrig

    As a senior in college, I can tell you a few good reasons why some college students don't want to work part time. The main reason most students give is that during the semester, they want to focus on classes. Depending on ...read more

  • 10 of 24

    by Holly Rogers

    Juggling a full-time job while trying to keep your grades at the highest level during college can certainly be a challenge. Many students decide that this is one challenge they would rather not take on, or they try it, onl...read more

  • 11 of 24

    by Melissa Thompson

    Trying to be a college student and trying to hold an part-time job, it is not an easy task. From my own experience, for someone to attend college and also hold a part-time job, it is going to take a lot out of you. I have...read more

  • 12 of 24

    by Lindsay Hicken

    I started working when I was 16 in a retail store and continued to work whilst completing my a-levels. In actual fact I had two part time jobs. One at claires accessories (that I worked at on weekends and in the holidays) ...read more

  • 13 of 24

    by Melvin Richardson

    Some college students do not want part-time jobs for a number of reasons. Reason number one is they may not need to work. Their parents may supply them with spending money whenever they want and need it. You may not thin...read more

  • 14 of 24

    by Wispen Lee

    Its good money, you say. They should spend their time gainfully employed, accumulating experience for when they actually graduate and find a job in the real world. But why then are some college students firmly adamant abou...read more

  • 15 of 24

    by AJ Nold

    Many college students these days are forced to balance their school work with a job. I choose not to for one simple reason: school is my job. It's a 7-days-a-week, round-the-clock career in which deadlines are final and ex...read more

  • 16 of 24

    by Alison Myers

    A part time job is a great way for college students to help cover their tuition and get some extra spending money for the weekends. Even with this in mind, many college students don't want part time jobs. I have worked...read more

  • 17 of 24

    by Ben Patton

    Ok, so here I am about to start college and here I am needing a job in order to actually pay for college. Why, oh, why do I even have to get a job! Life would be so much easier if someone would just volunteer to pay for me...read more

  • 18 of 24

    by Margaret Cartwright

    I'm a student with 4 Dependants, and have just had to take on a part time job to help pay with bills, it's hard studying anyway without a job, i was hoping to go to uni for 3 years but i have to take a year or so out to pa...read more

  • 19 of 24

    by Hayley Smith

    As a student, I found it difficult to balance my studies, a job and my social life. Without one of the others seemed impossible. For my social life, obviously I needed money. For college, I needed to have a social life and...read more

  • 20 of 24

    by Briana Blackwood

    College students don't want part time jobs! What about high school students? Summer is the plethora of part-time jobs for high school students. But what about students who need a job; don't want one; and have so much on...read more

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