Summer Job: Is it that important?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Is getting a job during summer that important? For me, I would rather volunteer instead of getting a job, but is that a good idea?</p>

<p>Sorry, I'm guess this kind of thread had already out there several time. But thanks for your patience!</p>

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<p>Yes, working some type of structured job is important. If you can find volunteer work that is scheduled and reputable, then that's just like a job(but not paid) but personally, I don't think DIY type volunteering is worth as much. When you do need a REAL job, you'll want some references. </p>

<p>... I'm also an advocate for a job ALL year, not just the summer.</p>

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<p>If you have a choice of volunteer work, or real work, I would take the real work. You get paid for doing work. You are helping people also. Plus, who is going to pay for all the gas money and stuff?</p>

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<p>I'm in the same boat. I decided I'm gonna get a job but work minimally as possible just to keep it. I'm volunteering 4 days a week, 8 hours a day instead. Volunteering looks better than a job if you do it at the right place. But, if you can hold a job on top of volunteering, it looks even better.</p>

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<p>How do you make volunteer work "count" on applications?</p>

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<p>Jobs make money. College costs money.</p>

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<p>I specifically said VOLUNTEER work.</p>

<p>volunteer</p>

<p>adj : without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" [syn: unpaid, volunteer(a)]</p>

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<p>One approach to making volunteer work "count":</p>

<p>-find something that is significant and that you are very if not intensely interested in;</p>

<p>-spend enough time to learn the field and to get whatever responsibility and experience can be made available for people your age;</p>

<p>-reflect on your experiences as a volunteer so that you can determine who can write you a knowledgeable, positive, and believeable recommendation that will help distinguish you; and/or</p>

<p>-reflect on your experiences so you can write one or more knowledgeable, believeable and otherwise terrific essays inspired by your experience as a volunteer.</p>

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<p>I see, so I guess getting job is pretty important. I'm little scared of the idea of getting a job for me since I've never gotten one, and I don't know, but don't you get ****ed off when someone who's not so English was working with you?</p>