<p>i have gotten volunteering credit each year in my school which means i have spend atleast 100 hours volunteering and it shows on the transcrip...i also have two jobs one 18 hours a week and the other 4 hours a week...i am part of my school chorus, key club, book club, and i have attended a national youth leadership conference as well as John hopkins center for talented youth program, i also tutor little kids but i do not have any club presidents/vp/secretary positions in my school...will that put me at a HUGE disadvantage?</p>
<p>I don't think so, your dedication to service, while maintaining a job and a few clubs is great, so I don't see why it would hurt you, since you are using your time in just as productive a way.</p>
<p>its just that SO many people from my school are making up stuff that they didnt do...like president of debate varsity team when they never even did debate...im SOOO mad about that...and when you get down to the facts..most likely they wont even be caught since my school doesnt check up and most colleges dont either</p>
<p>Holding a job is impressive and requires one to exhibit responsibility, maturity, organizational skills -- far beyond what's required in most leadership positions that h.s. students do. That's why adcoms highly regard employment. For you to hold 2 jobs plus do any regular ECs is very impressive!</p>
<p>Tutoring also requires similar skills, and is well regarded.</p>
<p>As for your lying classmates: The colleges that aren't likely to notice that the students are lying are typically colleges that don't put that much weight on leadership positions anyway.</p>
<p>The colleges for which ECs are important -- places like HPYS -- are not likely to be impressed by the kind of leadership positions your friends are making up. The positions that are impressive to such colleges are the ones that are easy for students to be caught if they lie about them: national and state level positions and honors.</p>
<p>for impressive ecs do colleges and universities really have time to check each case...cuz i know of a lot that are lying...i mean do they just do that when it is not mentioned in a rec</p>
<p>ur classmates are rediculous...and I feel bad for them, and hope I never attend a school with them. </p>
<p>As for holding a job.....I have been a babysitter for 6 years, and have nannied for premature triplets...and have held other nanny jobs throughout the summer and on school nights. Its somehting that i enjoy and happens to help me save for college. I also am a waitress at a diner. I also hold leadership positions on the cross country/track teams....as well as NHS....and I was wondering...will colleges look down on the fact that I was a "babysitter" or "nanny"? i really hope not, because it really defines me. I actually wrote my essay about my waitressing job...if anyoen would like to read it, I would love some comments..</p>
<p>they will definatly NOT look down on it
i mean look down as opposed to what...the other 17 and 18 year olds who were ummm lawyers and engineers?</p>
<p>hahaahh thats true...but....you know...its not OFFICIAL and not documented and I dont get taxed...</p>
<p>yeah i know what you mean...only one of my jobs is an actual secretary job (but i dont get taxed) but it is for a real company and they can call the owner and verify however my other job is tutoring an elementary school kid and theres no real way i can prove that</p>
<p>" I was wondering...will colleges look down on the fact that I was a "babysitter" or "nanny"? i really hope not, because it really defines me. I actually wrote my essay about my waitressing job...if anyoen would like to read it, I would love some comments."</p>
<p>They will be impressed that you held those kind of jobs instead of expecting your parents to give you a handout. Clearly, those jobs are not cushy things, and you are demonstrating maturity, independence and a strong work ethic.</p>
<p>I am convinced that my Harvard application was helped by the fact that although I lived in a comfortable suburb and my dad was a dentist, I worked as a cashier and house cleaner.</p>
<p>Actually colleges often can see through many lies especially if they are about prominant leadership positions because if a college doesn't see any mention of these positions by the teachers or counselors they tend to not believe the student since it would seem likely that a teacher would mention if their student was president of the debate team.</p>
<p>Northstarmom:
It definately is a plus to work if you live in a middle to upper class family because it shows that you still work even if your parents could pay for everything for you. Admissions officers tend to hold a prejudice against the wealthy if the student shows that they have always gotten everything handed to them on a silver platter.</p>
<p>great. taht sounds good. I just hope the admission committe can see that I take work as an extra curricular and take it with as much drive and ambition as I do any of my ecs. its my favorite and I find it just as rewarding.</p>