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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Summer jobs count for more than you would think. Obviously, lots of kids have summer jobs without the highest academics and rigor,[b] but for the kids who have the highest academics and rigor, the majority don't take waiter/waitressing/landscaping/retail jobs in the summer time. Often, with a kid like that, there's a financial need within the family[/b], so there are going to be some confounding factors in terms of other things schools are looking for, but there are a lot of upsides to a kid taking on a regular-degular job, especially if they do it for more than one summer, or during the school year as well.[/quote]

Omg. Not. My kids attend-attended a private HS. My oldest is full pay at an Ivy.

They were mowing neighbors lawns since 6th grade. They both had part-time summer jobs in retail/food industry summers after sophomore-senior years in HS.

We believe in a work ethic. My spouse and I did ALL kinds of work as teens/college kids— waitress, club bouncer, retail, Dominoes, etc.

My kids are very well-off, but having your kids do paid work as teens is character building. Yes- they played sports, did community service and had time with friends. Both were very proud of the $ they made/saved which we rolled into setting up IRAs for them. Having a “real boss” and work responsibility teaches kids so much. [/quote]

That's called good parenting.  You did a good job.[/quote]

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