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Hello, i have a part time job and wanted to know if colleges look at this with the same weight as an extra curricular activity (I play two sports). Basically how much does this boost the application if at all?

 

[davidbm95]

Hello, i have a part time job and wanted to know if colleges look at this with the same weight as an extra curricular activity (I play two sports). Basically how much does this boost the application if at all?

No a job does not count as an extracurricular activity. Volunteering does.

 

[mmmcdowe]

Having a job isn't an EC, but it can be of benefit to your application. Even if it isn't directly medically related, you are often able to spin it in such a way to demonstrate how it had a positive impact on your future career as a medical student or doctor.

 

[thecgrblue]

Hello, i have a part time job and wanted to know if colleges look at this with the same weight as an extra curricular activity (I play two sports). Basically how much does this boost the application if at all?

I highly encourage you to get a job in the health care field where you can have direct one on one contact with patients such as; medical assistant, CNA, EMT, etc.

This WILL have a positive influence on your app and set you apart as someone who WANTS to be a doctor.

 

[drorthoman]

What if I work at my dad's gift shop? If I work about 30-40 hours a week (no pay, of course lol), would colleges look at that favorably? I'm currently working at my dad's shop, and my school offers no sports, so I'm hoping this will somewhat makeup for it...

 

[pharmerbobs]

What if I work at my dad's gift shop? If I work about 30-40 hours a week (no pay, of course lol), would colleges look at that favorably? I'm currently working at my dad's shop, and my school offers no sports, so I'm hoping this will somewhat makeup for it...

If you aren't getting paid, wouldn't it be volunteering then? I don't know if the fact that your dad owns the shop affects anything. I used to work at my mom's shop during the summers before I was old enough to get hired by other places, but I still count it as previous work experience only because she paid me.

I think showing that you have a job, while balancing other ECs and school work is positive for you app. regardless of what the job is. It shows that you can handle multiple workloads at one time. The fact that it is medically related is just a bonus.

 

[drorthoman]

If you aren't getting paid, wouldn't it be volunteering then? I don't know if the fact that your dad owns the shop affects anything. I used to work at my mom's shop during the summers before I was old enough to get hired by other places, but I still count it as previous work experience only because she paid me.

I think showing that you have a job, while balancing other ECs and school work is positive for you app. regardless of what the job is. It shows that you can handle multiple workloads at one time. The fact that it is medically related is just a bonus.

I'm going to say that I get paid, but in reality, I wont. I don't care, really. It's our shop, that's how we make our living, and me taking money from where we get our livelihood doesn't really make sense to me.

 

[AE3]

It isn't very realistic to get a job in the health care field at age 16 with no job experience. I understand having a job isn't considered an extra curricular but do colleges look favorably to those with jobs on their application?

 

[iforget2]

Regardless of what job you have, it will look positive in the eyes of colleges. The question becomes how positive does it look- for example, having a job where you teach at an after-school daycare will look better than a job at a fast food restaurant.

 

[Fluidity of Movement]

I agree with all the above, having a job is always a plus. Just don't make so much that you have to file taxes, could impact your financial aid.

 

[Fluidity of Movement]

Pretty much means you have to make less than $400 a year. There isn't much point in having a job then unless you are using it to buy like one book for college. My freakin calculus book was over $400. Granted, I have to use it in another math class too, but still. At the end of the day, I think most hopeful medical students with jobs are probably doing it to save for college.

Although, I guess there are the ones that are looking for fluff on a resume or just like working?

Must vary by state. I made close to 8k and didn't have to file or show forms.


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[Fluidity of Movement]

I was kind of being a smart alec. That is $400 if you are self-employed. I kinda failed to mention that in my elaborate troll. Anyone that is not spending too much time working, is probably not making a lot of money at all. Most businesses have a minimum employment requirement. For example, Best Buy requires you to wok a minimum of 10 hours a week. I think this various slightly by store but you get the picture.

In the case of people working, I doubt many people with an average part time job is making much more than minimum wage. I wouldn't expect them to keep a job with a corporation of any sort without working a minimum number of hours. If they are working anything lower, I couldn't imagine them making enough money to really put a dent in college on any level. Maybe buy a few meals? Nevertheless, with gas prices...you'll spend more just getting to and from work.

Where do you work if you don't mind me asking?

Respectfully, let me inform you of what it's like to be poor in a struggling city (ghetto).
There are no jobs, not even ****ty ones. When a spot does open up at mcdonalds the manager has 400 applications to go through (usually done by corporate an websites nowadays).

Since its a struggling city, customer count is either low, or their average sale is low. This means that the labor cost must get cut. Places like this don't have many full time spots, if any (benefit cost). Everyones' schedule is made on a weekly basis with hours being cut when needed, sometimes being called to stay at home after a schedule has been made.

People don't have cars, they ride buses, bikes, walk, or carpool. Most of the people working at minimum wage in these places are trying to support much more than just themselves.

The schools are ****ty, people don't graduate highschool much less college. Trying to get full time work at anything higher than minimum is near impossible, even with a ged. Racism and favoritism are prolific, even though its illegal concerning hiring.

Going to community college is the only way out for most people. On top of family issues, being paid terribly (if at all), crime concerns, personal or medical issues, going to college may be impossible or extremely stressful.

Many people give up on college an just try to find full time work so they can actually try to live like a human. So yes, people do stay at their crappy jobs with random hours and schedules. Sometimes working two or three. McDonalds was just one example, the practices reach much further than fast food. I've seen families scraping by on 500$ a month.


It's not just abyssmally poor areas that are like that. It's common in middle class suburbia as well.

Peace and blessings upon you.



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[drorthoman]

Respectfully, let me inform you of what it's like to be poor in a struggling city (ghetto).
There are no jobs, not even ****ty ones. When a spot does open up at mcdonalds the manager has 400 applications to go through (usually done by corporate an websites nowadays).

Since its a struggling city, customer count is either low, or their average sale is low. This means that the labor cost must get cut. Places like this don't have many full time spots, if any (benefit cost). Everyones' schedule is made on a weekly basis with hours being cut when needed, sometimes being called to stay at home after a schedule has been made.

People don't have cars, they ride buses, bikes, walk, or carpool. Most of the people working at minimum wage in these places are trying to support much more than just themselves.

The schools are ****ty, people don't graduate highschool much less college. Trying to get full time work at anything higher than minimum is near impossible, even with a ged. Racism and favoritism are prolific, even though its illegal concerning hiring.

Going to community college is the only way out for most people. On top of family issues, being paid terribly (if at all), crime concerns, personal or medical issues, going to college may be impossible or extremely stressful.

Many people give up on college an just try to find full time work so they can actually try to live like a human. So yes, people do stay at their crappy jobs with random hours and schedules. Sometimes working two or three. McDonalds was just one example, the practices reach much further than fast food. I've seen families scraping by on 500$ a month.


It's not just abyssmally poor areas that are like that. It's common in middle class suburbia as well.

Peace and blessings upon you.

- justin


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So you're in the ghetto?

 

[I'm No Superman]

So you're in the ghetto?

I doubt he lives in a pre-1940s Jewish containment area.

 

[Doctor246853]

Hello, i have a part time job and wanted to know if colleges look at this with the same weight as an extra curricular activity (I play two sports). Basically how much does this boost the application if at all?

Not much of a boost. When you do get in college, if you dont need to, do not work. Focus on grades only and run with that.