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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]there are so many with serious McDonald-type jobs.  It’s a meaningful EC but it’s very common.  The applicant is evaluated in the context of the high school.  Difficult to stand out when there are probably 20 kids who have a really serious part time job.[/quote]

I dunno. It might be more common for regular kids, but it’s not that common among high stats kids with good ECs, as they’re busy with their (real or fake) ECs and “research”/internships set up by parents already, in addition to school work![/quote]

Generally speaking, I prefer a kid who worked at McDonald's 40 hours a week in the summer to 90% of the internships, programs at colleges, international volunteering trips, and the like. Most of those XCs are bogus. Working in a customer facing job requires humility, attention to detail, people skills and time management. As opposed to spending family money or calling in favors from your parents friends.

This is all assuming two kids with identical academic profiles.[/quote]

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