Payed Work or Volunteer Work?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>Which one looks better on your application when you're applying to Ivy leagues?</p>

<p>And If I already have volunteer work would it be better to get payed work or no?</p>

2

<p>What is it for? For my lab internship I choose not to get paid (simply because I doubted they’d pay a high schooler when they have grad students) so I would at least have the position. And I have volunteer hours as well so nbd</p>

3

<p>They are listed as different things on the application. Both are good but have different purpose. Volunteering may show your passion on something and doing community service would give the admission office a good impression of you on how to use your spared time. Job experience would be particularly helpful if it is related to your interest or intended field of study. The nature of some jobs may demonstrate your certain skills (e.g. communication, interpersonal, technical, etc). Ideally, you may want to have both and in a more consistent basis.</p>

4

<p>The job is not related at all. It will probably be in fast food.</p>

<p>The volunteer work will be working for a charity during the summer. </p>

<p>I’m guessing the volunteer work looks better?</p>

5

<p>Still. Working in a fast food chain would show your communication skill. It is hard to say which one is better without knowing what you already have on the list. In general, doing community service is good.</p>

6

<p>Well I don’t have any work experience. </p>

<p>I just don’t think working in fast food for a month or two will have a bigger impact than volunteering in a charity. Additionally I have history of volunteering and charity so would this show some consistency?</p>

7

<p>Is there a time conflict that you can only pick one of the two. If you have already done a lot of volunteering in the past, then having a summer job would give you a different experience and add something to your credential. I think either way is fine for you. If you did some but not too much volunteering (e.g. just one summer), then having a consistent effort would be a good indication of passion.</p>