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Student Life, Two Days in the Life of USF

Day in the Life: Balancing school and work

Posted by ovathanasin ⋅ April 23, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment

Photo Credit: Suchanun Ovathanasin

Rebeccah Westol makes chips on Monday, April 23, 2012 at Moe’s Southwest Grill at the University of South Florida. Moe’s is located in the food court of the Marshall Student Center. Westol, 21, is a senior at USF majoring in biomedical sciences. She is graduating in May and would like to be a physical therapist. Westol has worked at Moe’s for three years and must drive through the Tampa traffic to get there several days a week. Along with Westol, several full-time students must balance a job with their school work to afford rent, bills and food.