Hi, i am a senior in high school. i got offered a job that is related to my major but my mom thinks it will be a waste of time. I am planning to work both semester and even during college. I don’t have a lot of extracurricular activities and a part time job will be counted as one. I wanted to know if it would make a difference if i only started working during my senior year. Will the job help or make know difference in my chances of acceptance.
What is the job? Why does your mom think it would be a waste of time?
I think that there’s tremendous value in having a part time job in high school and college, totally aside from economics. That’s why both my 15 and 17 year old kids have one.
My 17 year old will keep it over the school year. His sister is working in a seasonal place, so she won’t be working from October until about March.
You’ll see a lot of the reasoning here: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18643119/#Comment_18643119
the part time job is at a SAT prep institute working with students there. My mom thinks it will distract me from my school work.
How exactly will SAT prep distract you from school work?? The very best way to learn something is to teach it to someone else.
Do you really do schoolwork every waking moment when you’re not in school?? I’m guessing that this job will effect your Xbox time, not your grades.