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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...? [b]Wake Forest advises not to include work experience and the other good schools I’ve looked at rate it as barely considered. [/b] [/quote] This is not necessarily the case for all "good schools." I watched a video interview on Khan Academy (from I believe the dean of admissions at Stanford) and she said to definitely list jobs or family responsibilities, especially if they interfered with your ability to join an activity. My much-younger cousin got into UC Berkeley with few activities and mostly work experience (but an awesome GPA and ACT). I think most would consider UC Berkeley a lot more prestigious than Wake Forest.[/quote]
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