<p>Hi,
I was wondering if volunteering or working at a law firm at the ages of 15+ look good on a college application. Also, do recommendations from a prestigious lawyer matter? Sorry, but what about helping out a candidate in a Congress election? Any responses will be extremely appreciated! Thank you!</p>
<p>A friend of mine actually interns at a law firm. Not only does he get paid, it looks pretty tight on the app. Especially since he's majoring legal. Sorry, though, I wouldn't know about the rec.
As for the candidate thing. Be careful with that, because so many people do it. And I'd advise against getting a rec from that candidate, because they're usually formulaic, cookie-cutter letters that don't mean anything to colleges. But another success story on that note- another friend was telling me about a friend of his (okay, I guess that makes the story somewhat dubious, but I'm sure the essentials are correct) who interned at our local City Hall, then somehow eventually worked his way up to working for an Assemblyman (I'm not sure on the details.) But in his case, getting a rec worked, because a. he worked there so long and b. worked really hard, and got noticed, so the Assemblyman wrote the letter personally. He is now at Harvard.
Point being, go for it, sounds great. You'll have to ask someone else on that, sorry.</p>
<p>thanks for the response!
bump?</p>
<p>I'm trying to find out the same, except opposed to a finance internship.</p>
<p>Internships definitely are looked favorably upon because it shows initiative.</p>
<p>The recommendation from the lawyer means something if he knows you well and can write you a personal letter, not because he's famous or whatever.</p>
<p>Helping a Congressman is a good thing to do also. However, make sure you do these activities not just for college applications but for yourself too.</p>
<p>Not to thread jack, since this is informative for you, but would a law firm internship look more "prestigious" and selective opposed to a finance internship?</p>
<p>FlixFlex: I think a law firm internship looks good if you are interested in law. It shows that you are going beyond to achieve your passion (or get to know it more).
Greens: I had a friend who went to Sterns for finance but she did a law internship. However I don't think one looks better/worse. I think they would both be viewed as initiative rather than law is more prestigious, or finance is more prestigious. It depends what you do in them.</p>
<p>thanks to everyone for your help,
it was really appreciated.</p>