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Show A3 WELCOME BACK Think twice before working during the semester While working to pay for school is essential, it may not be the best idea for your grades By Michelle Ngo Opinion Writer @michelle_tngo PHOTO COURTESY OF STOCKXCHNG.COM Balancing school and work can be a difficult task. If you were to spend an hour asking UVU students whether or not they were working during the school year, a majority of them would say yes. College students work while going to school so that they can afford tuition. In my opinion, students should strive away from the work- ing environment and focus 100% on classes during the school year. You're paying a lot of money for tuition, so it is definitely a good idea to not let a single cent go to waste. Get your money's worth and achieve those A's. I had a short conversation with a UVU student who agreed with me and then proceeded to tell me that she worked an entire summer, full-time, so that she wouldn't have to work at all during the school year. As a result, she was able to score a nearly perfect 3.9 GPA for last semester. She told me that she wouldn't have been able to get See WORKING A4 Early tuition deadline gives students problems Financial aid comes after the tuition deadline and students are paying for it By Amanda Hollman Assistant Opinions Editor @HollmanAmanda The beginning of each semester brings what each student dreads: tuition payments. UVU's payment deadline, including the day that classes will be dropped for nonpayment, is set before financial aid even arrives at the school. What impact does that early deadline have on the students? When it comes to paying for school, students have a few options. There are scholarships to be found, grants to be discovered, taking time to earn the money to pay each semester off, student loans , and more. Those that pay their own way along usually take time off to save the money or they set up a payment plan to complete their debt in smaller chunks rather than in a bulk sum. In order to do that, upfront they have to pay a $25 set up fee and 10% of their tuition. To help you with the math, that adds up to just shy of $300 if you are a Utah resident. According to the National Center for Education Statistics website, about 65% of students receive any kind, or a combination, of financial aid. The national average is not far off of the UVU figure. Collegeprowler.com places about 75% of UVU students receiving some kind of financial aid to support their schooling. That's a lot of students that need help paying for their education. In the 2011-2012 school year, the tuition deadline was just over 2 weeks after classes started. The following year, tuition went up $101 for in state residents and $289 for out of state residents. In addition, the payment deadline was moved to 19 days prior to school starting, which was just two days before the school received the financial aid funds. This year, the deadline was 12 days before classes began, and still two days before the school got the aid funds, but tuition went up another $150 for in state residents and $369 for out of state residents. Let's recap: since 2011, tuition has gone up $251 for in state residents and $658 for out of state resiSee TUITION A4 Our campus has a variety of food vendors to choose from. NICK BOYER/UVU REVIEW Food choices at UVU Great places to eat when you are at school all day By Amanda Hollman Assistant Opinions Editor @HollmanAmanda Let's face it, we all have days where we run out of time to pack a lunch and are on campus all day. At that point, you either have to starve or buy something. Luckily, our campus has a variety of food vendors to choose from. Here at Utah Valley University, there is a cafeteria on the second floor of the Sorensen Student Center, Valley View Room, and many school-sponsored cafés scattered around campus. On the first floor of the Sorensen Center, there are more commonly known vendors, like Costa Vida, Pizza Hut, Subway, and also some less common like Rockin Robbies, a hamburger and shake joint, and Hazuki, a place for rice and noodle bowls. The Physical Education building has a Jamba Juice and soon a Taco Bell Express. This array of food options gives opportunity to please just about any craving that a student may have. Despite the variety, the lines show what the favorites tend to be. Typically when I pass through the food area, Costa Vida and Subway have the longest lines around lunchtime. Just about any time of the day, though, Jamba Juice has at least a small line. 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