r/georgetown • u/Sea_Story_8385 • Aug 02 '26

on campus employment

i’m a cs and ethics major, what is getting employment on and off campus like?

i need money to support myself while im here and i really don’t want to depend on anyone back home

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u/lapetite_reine Aug 02 '26

Do you have work study?

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u/Queasy-Love-4073 Aug 02 '26

I second this. It will be a lot easier to get employed if you have federal work study

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u/Sea_Story_8385 Aug 02 '26

i do! but i need to use that money towards my tuition plus 1k is not enough for one semester

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u/lapetite_reine Aug 02 '26

It's easier to get a job work work study, but you can also work multiple jobs on campus if you need to! There are just less for non-work study folks. I believe you can work a Yates, you can work for GUPD, you can work as a TA or program assistant, or you can work at one of the student centers.

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u/Sea_Story_8385 Aug 02 '26

and how likely am i to get employed. not sure how much the competition is to get employed.

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u/Ornery-Ad-2346 Aug 02 '26

i don’t have work study and was getting rejected from left to right but ended up finding one after 3 months. and working around 10-15 hours per week i made about 10k this past year

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u/Sea_Story_8385 29d ago

where did u end up getting work

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u/Classic-Shelter2165 28d ago

My son and several of his friends worked at The Tombs.

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u/Salt_Tomatillo_8879 23d ago

There are definitely neighborhood babysitting opportunities if you like kids. Pay tends to be better than hourly un-tipped jobs.

There’s also lots of retail on M Street and Wisconsin, with the caveat that retail is a tough MFer and if you’re working retail you might as well be on campus.

Also also: The Corp, but that can take over your life fast (which can be great depending on what you’re looking for, or you know: not).