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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes and seasonal reader jobs pay $12-$18 and you are on the clock to read 4 - 6 applications per hour and score them. (ps. you can find the job descriptions - even at Ivies that show those expectations)

The entire process is broken

It should be like residency match in medicine - you rank your matches 1 to 20 and they rank applicants and those are matched.

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How do I get this type of job as a side gig? I have multiple degrees from T25 schools and would find it very interesting. I feel like more DCUM folks should try to do this to understand the process well before their kids go through it.  [/quote]

I applied with very strong credentials and didn’t get picked up or even interviewed. I don’t think they want a well qualified person in that position. [/quote]

I think they want young & expendable folks.[/quote]

But it was a set hourly rate and a temp position. Though I’m guessing they did hire younger people. I don’t think they want parents of future applicants to see how the sausage is made. [/quote]

Some of the schools explicitly exclude parents of high schoolers, or those already working advising high schoolers through the application process. That said, others don't have such exclusions in their job ads.

For what it's worth, I have a Ph.D. from a top public university and was hired to work as an application reader for an out-of-state public university. Though the other readers and I didn't make much money (and we worked 20 hours or more per week from Thanksgiving through mid-January), I was favorably impressed by the other readers. We received extensive required training, and many of the other readers impressed me with their thoughtfulness. [/quote]

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