Taking a part-time job will help students pay a portion of their tuition and living costs. Based on her own experience, Sarah Coleson, a student at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana, says that part-time jobs provide her with an amount of money that helps her graduate from college with a very small loan (qtd. Caldwell 56). Furthermore, according to Joe Paul Case, director of the financial aid department at Amherst College in Massachusetts, even though George Washington University is located in a small town in Washington DC, students who study there can earn at least $7 an hour, approximately more than $7,000 a year. Especially, if students have special abilities, their salary could be as high as $8-$9 per hour (qtd. Ewers 44). In other words, the wages that students earn by working as part-time employees while studying in college help them manage the fees that students would have to pay, such as tuition, books, or cost of living. Furthermore, students who can earn their own money also tend to be more independent than others. Being independent is a skill that students should learn to help them