<p>I'm starting my senior year in a few weeks. I have been working the same part time job for a little more than a year and a half. I needed the job to help out my family. This past summer my mom got a new job, but she could use help with it. I know the time I spend helping her will benefit my family more than the hours I put in at my job. It would also be nice to chose my hours (my mom is self employed), plus I'm taking 6 ap classes and involved in a few clubs so I don't want to be spread to thin. I'm just wondering if it would look bad to quit my job. I mean, would they just think I can't handle it? Thanks so much for your opinion. I like to over stress about things like this. </p>
<p>First, they will not care at all, it is a non issue. You can explain it in a short not in ‘other info’ if you feel compelled to. But it sounds like you will still be working. If you are working for your mother that is still hours doing a job that you can list. You are just changing one job for another–total non issue. If you were working to help your family that gets a lot of consideration, but if you are able to leave it and focus more on your academics then that is important and beneficial to you. But it is a little puzzling that your mother is self employed and ‘got a new job’. If she is self employed then she works for herself, she doesn’t ‘get a job’.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. Sorry about my phrasing. I guess started/created a new job, lol </p>