Socio-economic status, capital, and university/post-grad experiences by Julia Whittaker https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94 en-us 2023-01-28 20:58:19 UTC 2026-01-28 12:40:17 UTC hello@padlet.com lots of people were laid off from work, which made it difficult to afford gas, groceries, rent https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461950877 2023-01-30 19:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461950877 Not being able to work an on campus job https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461951349 2023-01-30 19:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461951349 Could take time off work to deal with extra stress of online school https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461951542 2023-01-30 19:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461951542 Most minimum wage student jobs were closed leaving very little opportunity for students to make money and save especially during the summer https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461951801 2023-01-30 19:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461951801 International student https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952084 International student fees are really expensive and they did not go down even though we were moved online. So without my parents support i couldn't have been able to continue from my home country.]]> 2023-01-30 19:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952084 It is difficult to acquire a job without having access to connections in the world post grad https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952176 2023-01-30 19:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952176 https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952414 although i am financially secure, i faced issues with motivation to do online school and loss of opportunities for co op etc]]> 2023-01-30 19:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952414 https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952680 Since education during the COVID-19 pandemic moved online, a lot of students were unable to participate in their classrooms and gain access to education. Not only were students unable to access their education, but they were unable to afford the technology to do so because they were unable to get a job or were laid off as well. ]]> 2023-01-30 19:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952680 Restricted area of where you can apply for jobs because of other factors https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952850 2023-01-30 19:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952850 less anxiety due to the pandemic because finances were not a stress factor https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952911 2023-01-30 19:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461952911 Not being able to volunteer so wasn't able to put as much on my resume https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953048 2023-01-30 19:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953048 unable to work because i was laid off making it hard to financially save up for school https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953100 2023-01-30 19:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953100 https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953518 I was laid off of my part-time job, no part-time jobs were available so to make money I had to start my own small business. This was difficult since I still had to pay for tuition and stuff. This was cause there was little to no need for employers to hire during this time]]> 2023-01-30 19:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953518 https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953548 some students may have more connections because of the opportunities they had so it may be easier for them to get a job ]]> 2023-01-30 19:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953548 https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953557 had to work through the pandemic & jugge the stresses of health (mental & physical) and the demands of school ]]> 2023-01-30 19:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953557 I do not have time to volunteer due to life responsibilities https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953607 2023-01-30 19:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953607 My parents had to reduce the time they went into work due to wanting to make sure they could limit the amount of people who was in work all the time; having certain people only come in on tuesday/thursdays and the others coming in monday/wednesday and change who comes in on friday https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953741 2023-01-30 19:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953741 Family support https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953995 I still worked. Lived at home so I did not have to worry about dealing with the pandemic, housing, food and school. I really only had to worry about school and work.]]> 2023-01-30 19:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461953995 https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461954201 I was able to work a summer at a nursery which has helped my resume and i got the job through knowing the owner of the school

]]> 2023-01-30 19:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461954201 https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461954699 During the pandemic I was able to find the time to volunteer more through online means (ie. online tutoring for Reading Rocks). ]]> 2023-01-30 19:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461954699 During the pandemic there were less opportunities for volunteering and building connections therefore, those with family connections are again at a better advantage https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461954725 2023-01-30 19:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/juliawhittaker3/3p94/wish/2461954725