Modeling as an activity/work?

<p>so i model for a few companies and i consider it a job since i make money and its very time consuming, i make around 5-10k a month and im relatively well known (not famous but just in the industry).</p>

<p>anyways would it be weird to put this down in my common app under activities/work?
its not an academic thing and i feel like many people have negative connotations of modeling unfortunately. </p>

<p>any input you have is appreciated! dont want this to negatively affect my app</p>

<p>It can’t hurt you. Shows your colleges that you know how to balance work with school. And 5-10k is some really nice money for a high schooler (?). You should definitely let colleges know about the job and how much time you put in for it.</p>

<p>yeah it is a ton of money (i am a teenager so my parents do control the money)
it depends on how much i can travel/my availability but ill get 1k+ for every shoot</p>

<p>thanks for your input!</p>

<p>anyone else? i just dont want to be labeled as a “barbie” or anything of that sort</p>

<p>why would you not put it down? Being a model takes skills</p>

<p>i agree with you
im just a bit worried that not everyone thinks modeling is a serious job and may just stereotype me as a superficial, barbie-type person, which i am not</p>

<p>I doubt admission counselors would think that.</p>

<p>I think that’s awesome. I don’t know why anybody would hold it against you. </p>

<p>And nice on the income</p>

<p>That’s a great EC to list, I really don’t think you should hide it. As long as your essay isn’t about the struggles of being gorgeous, I don’t see why colleges would judge you on the grounds of superficiality.</p>

<p>thanks for all the help!</p>