When It Comes to Financial Aid, a College Job Can Backfire

When It Comes to Financial Aid, a College Job Can Backfire
Graduating students in Boston, Mass., on May 20, 2013. Reuters/Brian Snyder
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CHICAGO—Elissa Schimmel does not want to finish college buried in debt, and she worries her parents already are spending too much to help her older brother pay for college.

As Schimmel begins Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, this week, she has scheduled classes for mornings so afternoons are free for a second job. She already has a weekend gig at a pharmacy.