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[quote=Anonymous][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]

[b]Some of the schools explicitly exclude parents of high schoolers[/b], 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]

Very much on purpose, which is understandable. [/quote]

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