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He said "summer" job. 10 weeks * 40 hours/week * $12/hour = $4800

And that's if you can get a $12/hour job in the current economy. Working halftime certainly can make a little dent in your debt, but it also makes it hard to take a full load of hard classes.

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A friend of mine worked his way through school 10 years ago making 7.25$ per hour as a cook, and supported his wife at the same time. He graduated in 4 years but it took a 40 hour work week while in school and 60 - 80 hour work week in the summer to pay for a state school. However, he graduated without debt.

PS: His senior year he got a 13$ per hour internship at the coast guard, but he kept the cooking job until he graduated because the internship was not full time.

Sorry for being spelling nazi.It is "Coast Guard", not "Cost Guard"

Maybe it was a secret shopper organization :)

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