<p>here have held down a steady job for over a year? It seems as if everyone lists off stelar ECs, but no one ever bothers to say whether or not they have a job (because those take lots of time and commitment too). Is it really not that common for HS kids to have jobs???</p>
<p>I think it is not unusual for an average high school student to have a part-time job. However, how many "average" students have you met on CC?</p>
<p>I have two part time jobs. I work as a Physical Therapy Aide and also work at a gym.</p>
<p>I have kind of illegitimate jobs. I'm a lifeguard (which is legitimate I guess? Seems less so than my friends working restaurant or cashier jobs though) and I have a standard babysitting gig with my neighbors. But they're both set-hours kinds of things and I've held them both down for a couple years now, so...</p>