Question About Work Experiences on Common App

Applying to College
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<p>I have two things I want to add onto my common app extracurricular activities/work experiences but I don't know if they are okay to be on them.</p>

<p>First our school requires all students to have a certain job at the school.. whether it be cleaning teacher's room, taking pictures for the communication office. My job for 3 years was to work at the school library, shelving books, cleaning library, organizing library data.
I did it for once a week for the whole school year for 3 years.. so i don't know if that can count as a work experience.. we weren't paid or anything..</p>

<p>second I worked at my mom/my aunt's store at least 3-4 hours once or twice every two weeks for 3 years.. and it wasn't a paid job either....</p>

<p>can those be counted as work experiences?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Bump… anyone?</p>

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<ol>
<li>I would say that is a volunteering thing. </li>
<li>I would say that is a real work experience… kinda idk</li>
</ol>

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<p>^agree-1) is considered to be volunteer experience because you dedicated your time without getting paid.</p>

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<p>What if you were paid under the table?</p>

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<p>Both would be considered volunteering, because the Common App option specifically says “Work (Paid)”</p>

<p>@Toussaint, that is still payment. Many jobs are paying teens under the table nowadays…</p>