<p>included in my college app? i worked for barbizon in san fran as a model, it was pretty tiring so i quit, then i worked as a recruiter and now work at a photography place as a promo picture girl/recruiter,</p>
<p>my mom said colleges won't take me seriously and i should list only my other jobs, for example i was a receptionist for another photography place for quite a while and a tutor</p>
<p>i want to seem like a serious student, and never thought a job can make me look bad, but then again my mom's indian and way of thinking is pretty old fashioned..</p>
<p>i really enjoyed it and wrote a whole essay on the experience, would it make me look stupid to send it in with my college apps, i really want to be a lawyer in the future so should i focus my essay on my experience in debate and student govt, or just be "me" and talk about how "fun" and enjoying photography is?</p>
<ol>
<li>It shows quite a bit of insight</li>
<li>It shows quite a bit of personal growth</li>
<li>It tells a lot of your personality</li>
</ol>
<p>Bonus if you can make a connection between the modeling job and your aspiration to be a lawyer.</p>
<p>But my point is if you're going to use it make it clever, and make it stand out. Don't write something dumb like "it was a fun job; I liked being better looking than other people." (but I'm sure you knew that already)</p>
<p>If you were a typical Barbie Doll type that they could easily stamp the title "Bimbo" on, it might be a problem if your file ran across the wrong person's desk. But I'd guess that you being Indian it goes AGAINST the usual stereotype, so it could show your well-roundedness and open-mindedness. Also, I WOULDN'T criticize it or apologize for it in an essay.</p>
<p>Of course, you should put it in your application. As is the case with any job, being a model indicates that you have some level of responsibility, maturity and organizational skills.</p>
<p>My cousin modeled for Seventeen among other things, and was accepted to Brown. My cousin also was a model for a national fashion show, and got into several excellent LACs. </p>
<p>Assuming that your essay about modeling isn't some variant of, "I'm so lucky to be cute," it could make you stand out in the admissions pool because presumably not very many applicants have experiences like yours. </p>
<p>I think that admission officers are broad minded enough not to hate people because they are beautiful. :)</p>
<p>Yes to the last post! My cousins who were models are both attorneys now. One headed the public defender's office before becoming a law prof at Stanford and NYU. The other just got her law degree.</p>
<p>thanks you guys! yea ever since then, in debate i always manage to keep a cool look on my face, even when i want to cry lol, i never matched the two together</p>
<p>I do NOT suggest that you send modeling photos with your application because I think that adcoms would be turned off by this -- assuming you were trying to get in by good looks.</p>
<p>Yes, it would help. Many people list on their applications if they juggled a job between schoolwark and ECs. Also, being a model needs confidence and poise, which are good traits in a lawyer, and it makes for an interesting essay topic.</p>
<p>lol i do NOT have enough confidence to send a picture and i think thatd be very unprofessional and saying ooh look at me im soo great u have to have me! lol it reminds me of legally blond haha</p>
<p>lol i think you definitely should include it! especially if you've learned something valuable or gained some special insight from your experiences</p>
<p>I wouldn't include a picture, but I would still list it. It's something you obviously spent a great deal of time on, and I'm sure you got some good experiences out of it. One of my best friends from elementary school was a model from age 4 until she started college, and she's currently a high honors student at one of the most feminist women's colleges out there. They clearly didn't hold it against her, so I can't imagine why other colleges would.</p>
<p>I know about 20 girls who say that they are models, no joke. They have portfolios and everything, but not one makes more than $20,000 a year doing it. If you're not making substantial money than you're just another wannabe model, which I know far too many. Don't bother including it if you weren't making a substantial amount of money.</p>
<p>don't listen to 1MX, no where on any application is salary mentioned. If it was a great experience for you, list it. Don't try to change who you are just for college admissions</p>
<p>1MX is way off base -- of course don't misrepresent your actual involvement (you haven't so far) and you'll be fine. If you worked at Burger King and it took up a lot of your time, you should include it. There are PLENTY of extremely viable candidates for the most selective schools that HAVE to work -- either as receptionists or whatever -- due to their life situation. </p>
<p>The Ivies aren't that one-dimensional that the wealthiest, most sophisticated backgrounded kids are the only ones admitted. I'm an example of that. Over represented minority, parents worked in restaurants (read: didn't OWN one either), mediocre ECs, but I cranked academically (but not a grade or ranking hog either), OK SATs, great essays, and showed great leadership in an urban school environment. BTW, I worked as a dishwasher too. Got accepted at all applies and went to my first choice, one of the HYPS schools.</p>