How does the College Federal Work Study work in terms of how much money you get to keep idk im just confused?

You will need to check at the fin aid office, but generally work study is paid to you monthly or bi-weekly just like a regular job after you work the hours. It's usually given to you in the form of a check... and you can spend it as you like. Tip: competition is usually fierce for work studies, especially as a freshman... don't wait. As soon as you get on campus go directly to the fin aid office (or sometimes the jobs are posted on the schools website) to get a list of openings. Sometimes there is no central location for openings and you just have to go from office to office and ask. Many freshman accept work study, but never actually find a work study job so they don't get to earn that money. Good Luck.

if you owe on your tuition you can choose for the school to keep you work-study checks as payment on your tuition or you can keep the checks like a regular job if you don't owe anything.