Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 14:49     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DC: Summer of freshman year volunteered as camp counselor. Summer of sophomore year worked as a camp counselor (same camp). Summer of junior year worked in an unpaid internship doing scientific research for 8 weeks. Two of those years did service work in Appalacia for a week. I see it as a nice balance.


Congrats?


Thanks so much!
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 13:59     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:My DC: Summer of freshman year volunteered as camp counselor. Summer of sophomore year worked as a camp counselor (same camp). Summer of junior year worked in an unpaid internship doing scientific research for 8 weeks. Two of those years did service work in Appalacia for a week. I see it as a nice balance.


Congrats?
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 13:13     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
My DC: Summer of freshman year volunteered as camp counselor. Summer of sophomore year worked as a camp counselor (same camp). Summer of junior year worked in an unpaid internship doing scientific research for 8 weeks. Two of those years did service work in Appalacia for a week. I see it as a nice balance.
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 13:07     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UC asks kids to explain how they spend money earned from jobs.

“Please tell us how you’ve used your earnings from all of the jobs you’ve listed. This information will NOT be used to determine financial aid — rather, it gives us more context about you and your experiences. How have you used or will you use your earnings?”

Schools can get some insight from your answer to this question.


That's a terrible question and none of the school's business. And that's the essence of the answer I would give.

If jobs are the new not-for-profits, they will be one of the differentiators used by colleges. This is the perfect question. Are you using the money to support your low come family? Are you donating the money to support inner city schools? Funding a school club? Using the money to invest in stock market to demonstrate your financial skills? Lots of different answers here, and it gets interesting.
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 12:22     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:UC asks kids to explain how they spend money earned from jobs.

“Please tell us how you’ve used your earnings from all of the jobs you’ve listed. This information will NOT be used to determine financial aid — rather, it gives us more context about you and your experiences. How have you used or will you use your earnings?”

Schools can get some insight from your answer to this question.


That's a terrible question and none of the school's business. And that's the essence of the answer I would give.
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 09:25     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:I’m Indian-American and in India, it’s unthinkable for a well-to-do high school or college student to be waiting tables or bagging groceries. Some of us who grew up in the US faced pushback from our parents for wanting to work at the mall during the summer. They felt we should be focused on academics and encouraged summer school. Fast forward z30-40 years and I’m all for having my kid wait tables or lifeguard or scoop ice cream because that offers a type of education that one can’t get in the classroom.


This has to do with caste system, under which waiting tables are jobs for Shudras. India immigrants are of higher classes, the idea of waiting tables and bagging groceries are unthinkable for their classes.
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 06:36     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
I'm guessing not for professional!?
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 06:31     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
I’m Indian-American and in India, it’s unthinkable for a well-to-do high school or college student to be waiting tables or bagging groceries. Some of us who grew up in the US faced pushback from our parents for wanting to work at the mall during the summer. They felt we should be focused on academics and encouraged summer school. Fast forward z30-40 years and I’m all for having my kid wait tables or lifeguard or scoop ice cream because that offers a type of education that one can’t get in the classroom.
Anonymous
Post 07/19/2025 00:44     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Not for profit? Are you saying that they’re working low paying jobs and you feel that they’re entitled to more? Like only immigrants should be working those jobs? I don’t get it.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 23:13     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just to be clear - NFP did work for a long time. Mission trips worked before that. AOs like to scoff - but they have short memories. Jobs work now. Check back in 3 years to hear an AO say, scooping ice cream doesnt tell us much about your promise an engineer.


What is NFP in this context?

Not For Profit organizations. Every high school kid used to have one, curing diseases, saving the planet, tutoring the poor kids.


lol this reminds me of one my daughter’s classmate started. It was for kids in Nepal. She started an Insta and only had one post with a picture of maybe 20-25 Nepali kids holding a huge banner thanking her. No context. No one knows what she did. My guess is she sent them a banner to hold and pose. It was weird. Just before app deadlines, she took down the account.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 22:23     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:Its not that easy to get a good internship. What's wrong with working? Mine work as lifeguards and get $18 an hour in HS...


+1 mine worked in the tourism/hospitality industry in high school. Has an internship this summer but I was also encouraging them to apply for summer work in retail/tourism/food service. Mainly to get them out of the house, around other people. And so they could learn the ways and expectations of the workplace.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 21:48     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Its not that easy to get a good internship. What's wrong with working? Mine work as lifeguards and get $18 an hour in HS...
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 21:43     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just to be clear - NFP did work for a long time. Mission trips worked before that. AOs like to scoff - but they have short memories. Jobs work now. Check back in 3 years to hear an AO say, scooping ice cream doesnt tell us much about your promise an engineer.


They did tend to work for a while. I think high school research and summer programs still work now, but it's fading out in a couple of years. Jobs will work for a few years until a new favorite comes up.


+1. I hope jobs last for a while. Those mission trips just show you have parents who can fund mission trips (and I say that as a parent who can and is willing to fund one).
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 21:41     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:NP. I think OP means that suddenly kids are all working part time jobs as an application strategy the same way it was trendy to start not for profits a few years ago?? Just a guess. Maybe OP can explain. Regardless, working a teen job has always been a thing. Rich or poor, don’t all parents want their kids to be busy, making a little cash, getting out of the house, meeting kids from other schools, etc.?

NP. True, no one from our school is setting up non-for profit this year.


The nonprofit thing has been well exposed as a bogus resume enhancer. It adds zero to the profile at this point.

I also don’t think any admissions reps are saying, “Oh, yeah, she did a great job at the crepe place. We definitely want her.”

A more basic fact: kids want $$. They are at an age that they can earn it. Parents want kids out of the house and being productive.

One of the best benefits to a job at this age is having a legit reference for future jobs/internships


I’m skeptical that many of you are talking to teenagers. There are far fewer teenagers in the DMV working in retail type jobs than in decades past. And as for college admissions, I’m going to disagree with the snark above. Many kids don’t mix with people of different ages. Working in the crepe place, dealing with the public demonstrates a lot more resilience and tenacity than an “internship” your parent or neighbor got for you.
Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 21:38     Subject: Are summer part jobs becoming NFP now?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just to be clear - NFP did work for a long time. Mission trips worked before that. AOs like to scoff - but they have short memories. Jobs work now. Check back in 3 years to hear an AO say, scooping ice cream doesnt tell us much about your promise an engineer.


What is NFP in this context?

Not For Profit organizations. Every high school kid used to have one, curing diseases, saving the planet, tutoring the poor kids.