Originally for the month of May, I was planning to work at the college admissions office as a tour guide and admissions assistant. However, this plan did not work out so well. I am still in shock over this. Last year, I remember that if you had a job at the admissions office, you were able to live on campus for free during the month of May, and for every other week on campus in June, July and August, it cost a mere fifty dollars. Even if it cost fifty dollars for the month of May it wouldn't have been bad because I would have made approximately $120-150 each week. I was amazed to hear from residence life that the weekly fee to live on campus for the month of May is $500! I could not believe this! This is as much as living in a franchise hotel during the week! How could anyone afford this, and what is the point in having a job when all the money you make and more is going to your housing! That is absurd! I feel very badly for the international students that are not able to afford a flight home and were planning to live on campus for the summer. "What am I supposed to do now? A flight home costs almost $1,000 one way! I have to now figure out what I am going to do and fast!" Some individuals are rushing to find off campus apartments which may cost them about $400 a month and up and that is still expensive. I wish I had known sooner about the abrupt increase in the housing cost, that way I would have looked for a job at home, even though those jobs are scarce. I am now looking for jobs practically anywhere. It is tough, but I am optimistic about the outcome!
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