<p>I hold a Top Secret level security clearance due to a summer High School Work Study with DoD. Will this help me get in to college?</p>
<p>(1) No</p>
<p>(2) There’s a large difference in levels of security clearance. I highly doubt you have access to classified “top secret” information. Rather, I suspect you would have a security clearance, as I’ve never heard of anyone from high school holding such a level of security clearance. Gaining a top secret level security clearance requires a couple of months, wherein the government will come to interview yourself, as well as those around you, check your history, your credit reports, etc. I don’t see it as probable that the government would entrust a high school student with such knowledge.</p>
<p>(2) I don’t know if you work for the government or what, but I held a blue badge for the IC. Blue badges are only issued to TS level. I had a background check, polygraph, interview, they called my friends. I didn’t use much TS info, but it was a necessity for the experience.</p>
<p>You seem very impressed with yourself and what you had to go through, and of course working at the DoD is a cool achievement in itself. I don’t think the security status of what you had to do will have anything to do with the admissions process, but rather the fact that you did work there will work in your favor.</p>
<p>Don’t know about the TS clearance. But the job sounds really interesting – possible essay topic?</p>
<p>Definitely under consideration for essays. Also @moonman676: I’m not impressed with myself (well maybe a little). But I will defend my credentials against people who say that they don’t exist. </p>
<p>I just didn’t know if it showed a good character or whatever. Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>That TS clearance will give you access to a whole set of employers and job opportunities that are almost inaccessible for people who don’t have clearance yet. So hang onto it!</p>
<p>Of course I’m not going to “get rid of it.” But I was just wondering for college purposes.</p>
<p>Sorry, but your TS clearance in itself will not help your chances for admission. But, it’s a different story if you had some really awesome experiences/opportunities because of your clearance and you can talk about them at the unclass level in your essays.</p>
<p>Also, you should ask your former employer’s security department about disclosing your clearance. Probably not a problem, but nevers hurts to ask first. For example, found this on the web (so should be verified):</p>
<p>"Certain parts of the federal government have stricter rules about disclosing clearances. For example, in the intelligence community, individuals are expected to ask the relevant agency for permission before disclosing their clearances or any job duties for that agency on a resume.’</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>(advice from an individual (?), talking about job search)</p>
<p>“Never disclose what kind of security clearance you have nor the level of your clearance except in an interview.”</p>
<p>Whimsy is correct;</p>
<p>You can get into a lot of trouble for discussing this topic on an open college-forum; you can risk losing your clearance - which is why I doubted your post in the first place. Anyone with a TS blue should know the rules of conduct as to what is and what is not acceptable information to disclose. One of the categories of unacceptable information to disclose, especially at your supposed level, is that you hold such a clearance.</p>
<p>Shouldn’t be a problem without name. You have no info on me. Should I still delete?</p>
<p>I have resume permission anyway…including for the clearance.</p>