Wil having a part-time job affect your application?

Applying to College
1

<p>As the title suggets. Lol. Would it help your chance of getting accpeted?</p>

2

<p>Seeing as there’s a place to put down any work experience, yes, having a job helps.</p>

3

<p>Colleges want to see what you do with your time. Absence of information means all you do is play video games and grow mold, so a part-time job is as good as most other ECs. Saying that you do it because your family needs the money is even better, but only if it is true.</p>

4

<p>Admissions officers want to see that you aren’t just the student who does nothing but sleep, do the minimum amount of schoolwork to get good grades, and relax. Because they want a student who at least shows that they can be dedicated to something they are not legally required to do. A part-time job may not be academic, but it does show that you can dedicate yourself.</p>

5

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<p>Is this really a fair assumption? There are a lot of students who put their time to good use in non-organized ways…</p>

6

<p>^Fair or not, it is the presumption. If you put your time to good use in “non-organized ways,” find a way to convey the specifics of that on your app where appropriate. S1 used to do a lot of odd jobs and errands for an elderly couple who lived next door, gratis. He mentioned that on his app and at least one scholarship he received mentioned that specifically as something that impressed them.</p>

7

<p>Yes, it will give your app a major boost.</p>

8

<p>not a major boost, unless your family income is like 30k/less or something.</p>

9

<p>A job during the school year also holds more weight than a summer one I’ve heard.</p>

10

<p>what kind of jobs are we talking about here? just anything that pays (i.e. restaurant job) or like banking internships???</p>

11

<p>Anything that pays would be very helpful. Bank internship and jobs showing your
family’s privileged positin may hurt you.</p>

<p>Your family income is not going to interfere with the benefits accruing from
your holding a part-time job for the simple reason if your income is high
it is not going to be visible to the reader until after the admittance cycle
usually.</p>