<p>Working does count, especially if you did that on top of your great grades and scores. Schools do count this as an extra curricular because they don’t want to exclude kids who have to work due to finances. They realize that a rich kid who doesn’t work can spend more time on private tutoring, studying, and perfecting lab reports and projects, so they have to accept kids that have to work (or choose to work) as an extra curricular if they want diversity on their campus. If you’ve worked at the same place for a while and get moved up to shift leader or some other leader-type role, then spell that out as well. Working at a fast food place may not be glamorous, but it does show that you can handle yourself in the adult world. </p>
<p>That said, there will be kids who work and have great scores/grades and also have some other significant extra curricular (State-level prize for jazz trumpet; top 10 in state cross country meet) so that’s why some who are responding keep telling you nothing is for certain in the admission world.</p>