About the question "How many hours a week do you work?"

Applying to College
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<p>Quick question, the application for UW schools ask how many hours you work in a week. Technically I work something like 16.5 per week, but the problem is I only work 5 hours or less per week during the summer and 26-29 during the school year. </p>

<p>On my college application should I list 27.5 as this is truly what I work during the school year?</p>

<p>My employer does not have any work for me during the summer - it's seasonal.</p>

2

<p>That sounds like the most accurate option.</p>

3

<p>I just don’t want to lie…but at the same time 16 hours a week sounds like nothing when in reality I work M-F 4-10, which is quite a burden.</p>

4

<p>You could just list your school year average and your summer average to give a fuller picture. If you cannot do that, I would suggest that you only put what you work during the school year.</p>

5

<p>Your school year schedule is what matters most, plus, that’s the majority of the time, anyway. So, since there is such a discrepancy between a couple months and the rest of the year, you could just choose the median number (note: not mean) and use that. But how much you work during school puts your activities/grades in that context.</p>