Want to help out the CC Community, do some interesting stuff, and pick up an EC that isn’t likely to boost your resume much? CC is looking for a volunteer news editor, and you can apply!
Requirements: You should be a junior/rising senior in high school, and an existing CC member with a history of responsible posting. Sorry, brand new or recent members won’t be considered at this time. English/writing skills should be excellent, and you should have an interest in the college admissions process (beyond just your own results!).
Duties: To review news stories from national, regional, and local news sources, and to post items of particular interest to the appropriate forum in CC. Also, to review threads started by CC members, and recommend particularly worthy threads for featuring within a forum or on the home page.
Time: For a regular CC member, we think this would add 10 - 20 minutes a day onto normal CC time. As with many things in life, the time and results will be what you make of it.
Benefits: You’ll be helping your fellow CC members, you’ll learn about the college process, and you’ll gain an unusual extracurricular activity. We’ll be happy to verify this if any college requests it, and we will write an honest letter of recommendation to recognize an excellent effort. And, if we have any CC gear like shirts or hats, we’ll be sure to get you what we’ve got.
Duration: We hope this lasts until about this time next year, though obviously either CC or the individual can end the relationship at any time if desired.
Positions Available: One or two at this time. Depending on how things work out, we might expand this effort to include more news people, perhaps with some areas of specialization.
To apply: Please complete the application form at [url=<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/newsform.htm]News”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/newsform.htm]News</a> Editor Application<a href=“Note%20-%20please%20check%20the%20requirements%20above%20before%20completing%20the%20app!”>/url</a>