<p>i was just wondering if modeling was a valid EC, since it takes dedication and a lot of time, but requires no skill/practice besides learning how to walk, and being "good" at it requires nothing more than being pretty and skinny.</p>
<p>I would think you would list it as a "job." Most applications have a separate space for jobs/paid employment, and (assuming you were paid for modeling) it would go there. If there is not a separate space for jobs, it would go with your ecs.</p>
<p>Gimme your number, I'll let you know :P</p>
<p>I think it's a very valid EC or a job, and I can imagine a great essay -- you can break modelling stereotypes through it or something.</p>
<p>^ I can see that you are imagining, but not an essay...</p>
<p>Boring stuff like stereotypes can only be an essay :P</p>
<p>I wouldn't consider it a substantial EC simply because of the emphasis it places on your looks.</p>
<p>^^ I'd disagree -- it's possible to present the EC, through an essay, as one involving several different qualities other than looks.</p>
<p>Just as is the case with any job, being a good model requires being responsible, creative, etc. Of course, you should list it on your college app. Depending on how you addressed the subject, it also could be a good essay. That's true of virtually any subject that you write about for your college essay: What's important is how you approach the subject, not what the topic is.</p>
<p>A young lady I know was a very successful model when applying to college. She self managed her career and that was the focus of what she wrote about in her essay. By the age of 17 she had made unusual deals, signed an amazing contract and was investing her substantial earnings herself. She had bought and sold real estate and had a sophisticated portfolio. She got into Harvard and Princeton among others, chose one and deferred.</p>
<p>We know some who used it as an ec and it worked.</p>