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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First generation college is considered an asset.

Rather than activities that she's not interested in, encourage her to get a part-time job.  Many strong schools consider that a considerable plus.[/quote]

Such as...? Wake Forest advises not to include work experience and the other good schools I’ve looked at rate it as barely considered.

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UVA, W&M, UMD-CP, HYPS, MIT   Especially first generation plus student working. A couple admissions officers commented during visits that "it would be really nice to see students who actually held a job before they got here."  DC didn't apply to Wake Forest so I don't know about there, but other SLACs mentioned it too.

No activity is going to matter more than GPA/SATs unless national awards/strong leadership positions come into play.  But a strong first gen student with good grades and SAT scores who holds a job is going to look a heck of a lot better than a strong first gen student with good grades and SAT scores who just sits at home studying and hanging out.  [/quote]

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