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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GPA matters. 3.5 unweighted is low.

He's too busy. He shouldn't have a job during the school year. Only summers. The next thing he should cut down is volunteering during the school year. He should also cut any activity he does not truly enjoy. [/quote]

The problem is he loves all the things he does.

[b]I'm curious why you think volunteering or working are less worthwhile than the other things.[/b]  [/quote]

OP - I totally agree with you.  Working IS extremely worthwhile and unless you are the child of extreme wealth, at some point you're going to get a job.  Working teaches so many things, some even assist with your academic learning.  And some high school students HAVE to work in high school - they assist the family with paying bills.

My oldest worked for a small, family owned retail business in high school.  He took an accounting course his sophomore year in college.  He called me after the fist class and said "mom, several of my classmates all said they thought the professor was talking in a foreign language - they didn't understand anything he was talking about.  But I started thinking about what we do at work and it made total sense to me."

If you haven't heard of the common data set, I would strongly encourage you to look through one.  Most colleges have one - just google Common Data Set with the name of the school and if they have one, you'll find it.  Section C lists what the college looks at when evaluating applications and what items in the application are extremely important versus not even considered.  Employment is one item on the list - so you'll be able to tell if a school your DS is interested considers working in high school to be valuable.  Also, when your DS fills out the Common Application, he can put employment as an activity and indicate how much time per week he spends working.  And there is a way to put employment during the school year versus just during the summer.

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