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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IRL I have never seen part time jobs like pizza and camp help in any significant way.  They are so common here it’s a dime a dozen.  [/quote]

It doesn't have to help. If the rest of the package is good then it is fine. And some admissions officers appreciate "normal" kids rather than over-programmed ones. These jobs teach humility, decency, kindness, etc. If thought of properly they can lead to excellent essays. Better than "[b]I sat in a conference room at my mom's law firm and pretended to be a lawyer" or "my parents spent a fortune to send me to a pay-for-play college program[/b]."[/quote]

You know no one would actually put that on their college app. I know kids in real life who have these ECs: super impressive cancer research at an oncology department run by the kid’s mom, NBA team internship including traveling with the team on the road but conveniently omitted their dad is the agent of the star player, my favorite is the kid who works for a Nobel winning scientist in the lab funded by a grant given out by the kid’s dad. These are all real people I know and I don’t even know that many people. [/quote]

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