Activities - did anyone's kid list that an impressive job was obtained on his/her own?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of my kids’ best friends (possibly my favorite of the bunch) is off to Yale in the fall, and she listed her job working for several years as a waitress. At graduation, I asked her mom if she had any big summer plans to celebrate, and she said “just waitressing”. I know most parents here want their kid to get the fancy internship, but, honestly, just a normal, regular, unimpressive job stands out. It shows commitment, responsibility, maturity, groundedness.

Yalie here who waitressed in high school and college. Good luck to her, I hope she loves Yale!