<p>Ive noticed that I have no work experience besides just taking care of neighbors plants and pets.....</p>
<p>I was wondering if a regular job like working at a store is necessary..Man its hard to get a job these days anyway..</p>
<p>How heavily does work experience influence college admissions ?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>LOL: you should count yourself lucky that you even have the option to have or not have a job to help support your family.</p>
<p>That being said, selective schools want applicants to be active. For some, it’s a job. For some, it’s a Varsity sport. For some, it’s lots of voluntarism. The key is active and engaged. A job isn’t a magic bullet – it, and a whole variety of other pursuits, shows you aren’t sitting in front of the TV everyday watching Jerry Springer.</p>
<p>Definitely not! As long as you’re using your time productively, that is. (:</p>
<p>I don’t believe it will influence your college admissions. However, being almost a college graduate I now a lot of friends that are having a hard time finding their first internship, or in my case, their first co-op. My advice, find some work experience( a few hours a day) as soon as you can on campus. it’ll be helpful in the long run. </p>
<p>But remember! school first and foremost! =D</p>
<p>I can honestly say that I have never had a job in my life… I spent my time on athletics, academics and volunteering… and I think it worked out well for me!</p>
<p>The main things that influence college acceptances are your stats and – for public schools – your state of residence. Having a job definitely isn’t essential or important.</p>
<p>Colleges do not weigh work experience as heavily as other factors, like SAT scores and GPA.</p>
<p>The reason why work experience is viewed favorably is because it shows the applicant has responsibility. Even something like teaching Piano lessons or house sitting can show that you are a responsible person. If you don’t have any “real” work experience, make sure you angle your resume in a way that shows your responsibility in working with adults and those superior in status to you.</p>
<p>As a college sophomore who plans on transferring, I feel like that question should be removed from college apps or be optional. Finding a job at 16, or 17 in NYC is hard. Am not saying that it is impossible because I had friends in HS who worked at fast food restaurants. But employers in NYC will higher a person who is 18 yrs or older and does not attend school over a student that has to go to school.</p>
<p>^It is optional</p>
<p>OK Thanks alot for your info!</p>
<p>Yea, it’s tough getting one here.
But I do tons of EC’s and do community service credit.</p>
<p>A lack of work experience will not hold you back in elite college admissions. End of story.</p>
<p>University of Washington consider work experience. Not all universities are like that. Get a lot of ECs</p>