Comments on: Allowance cut for JPA scholars http://twosen.com/2008/01/25/allowance-cut-for-jpa-scholars/ Current issues, feedback & complaints on public services in Malaysia Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:38:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Welcome to the realworld http://twosen.com/2008/01/25/allowance-cut-for-jpa-scholars/#comment-106 Welcome to the realworld Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:06:32 +0000 http://twosen.com/2008/01/25/allowance-cut-for-jpa-scholars/#comment-106 the school's name is NORTHWESTERN University. not NORTH WESTERN. by the way. minimum wage in EVANSTON IL by law is $7.50 per hour and will go up to $7.75 per hour on July 1st 2008. Is this a lowly paid job? Try working in KL and you should be lucky to get RM4 per hour. I know i did! The maximum number of hours international students can work on campus in the US is 20 hours per week. If money is the concern, she can work the maximum number of hours, and get paid at $7.50*20hrs*4wks = USD$600 per month. She can sign up for survey/marketing experiments for an additional $12 per hour which is tax free. Key thing is, welcome to the real world. prices go up and down, life is expensive, but you have to adapt not cry or look back. move on forward and find new solutions. adapt, be independent and be confident. wake up, there are always opportunities to save extra. text book in the US are expensive. what is the solution, GO BUY FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES IN MALAYSIA! if not, use the library, use older editions, just find other methods. text book prices averages at $90 for used and $120++ for new per BOOK. find ways to save money. be smart. think. all the best and good luck the school’s name is NORTHWESTERN University. not NORTH WESTERN.
by the way. minimum wage in EVANSTON IL by law is $7.50 per hour and will go up to $7.75 per hour on July 1st 2008.
Is this a lowly paid job? Try working in KL and you should be lucky to get RM4 per hour. I know i did!
The maximum number of hours international students can work on campus in the US is 20 hours per week. If money is the concern, she can work the maximum number of hours, and get paid at $7.50*20hrs*4wks = USD$600 per month. She can sign up for survey/marketing experiments for an additional $12 per hour which is tax free.

Key thing is, welcome to the real world. prices go up and down, life is expensive, but you have to adapt not cry or look back. move on forward and find new solutions. adapt, be independent and be confident.

wake up, there are always opportunities to save extra.
text book in the US are expensive. what is the solution, GO BUY FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES IN MALAYSIA! if not, use the library, use older editions, just find other methods. text book prices averages at $90 for used and $120++ for new per BOOK. find ways to save money. be smart. think.

all the best and good luck

]]> By: Lester http://twosen.com/2008/01/25/allowance-cut-for-jpa-scholars/#comment-79 Lester Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:01:12 +0000 http://twosen.com/2008/01/25/allowance-cut-for-jpa-scholars/#comment-79 Isn'y it stupid? How could JPA goof for such a mistake? It's should a subject of scrutiny at all times which is to take good care of overseas students financially well. I'm surprised too and afraid because it can happen to me when I'm in Canada! Isn’y it stupid? How could JPA goof for such a mistake? It’s should a subject of scrutiny at all times which is to take good care of overseas students financially well. I’m surprised too and afraid because it can happen to me when I’m in Canada!

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