Activities, Tutoring and professor relationship question!!!

[neonghost]

First of all, I am wondering if I should mention that my year long extensive tutoring is work study or just list it as tutoring and be done with it. I was told anything paid is not as significant, but I worked not for "fun" but to pay for my own rent and food, so I needed the money!

Second question, I was given this idea by my professor, but is there anywhere and is it recommended that I use a spot on my activities list to list a very close relationship/mentorship I developed with a professor from my freshman year? And how would I even do that? Most of my activities are in bullet point format so I'm not sure how that would work...

Thanks for your help!

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[snowflakes]

1. If it was paid, say so. Adcoms will understand and respect that you needed to earn money.

2. Ask him for a rec letter

 

[neonghost]

Okay I will mention that it was work study, since it was.
And I did! She is writing me a pretty good letter. I guess it does sound silly to put it into "hobbies" or something...
Thank you!

 

[Premixis]

Hobby: Grew very close to my mentor during my Freshman year of college...

I think the letter of recommendation would be just fine, unless there was some academic reason behind why you built such a close relationship. Even then, the focus shouldn't be on how you built a close relationship with your mentor, but rather what you did and learned through the experience.

Tutoring (even paid) is a great thing. It shows you have teaching experience, and I'm sure you have had great experiences from tutoring. Some of my best experiences came from when I tutored high school students.

 

[deleted393595]

Hobby: Grew very close to my mentor during my Freshman year of college...

We let there be no barriers between us....

 

[cactus8910]

Aw man, I thought this post was gonna be wayyy different. (i.e. Is it okay to have the professor I've been sleeping with write me a LOR??)

Anyway, it would be weird to put as an activity. The LOR will demonstrate how well the prof knows you.

 

[darkeon]

[QUOTE=" (i.e. Is it okay to have the professor I've been sleeping with write me a LOR??)[/QUOTE]

I had my hopes up for this thread too. SDN soap opera potential missed.

 

[neonghost]

GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

we are future doctors.
I ain't posting that here.
But I can if we need some trolling entertainment....

 

[deleted393595]

GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

we are future doctors.
I ain't posting that here.
But I can if we need some trolling entertainment....

Our point was that as a future professional, you should not be advertising "having a very close relationship" with an authority figure. It endangers both that person's and your professional reputation. Just our $0.02.