<p>I have read that when the full application comes in August there is a section that asks for your employment history. I don’t truly have any employment history. I usually just do odd jobs, watch neighbors dogs, some yard work for people here and there. Will my Candidate Whole Score be effected by this? Does employment even come into that score? Any information/advice would help.</p>
<p>Admissions does not expect candidates to have worked, and employment is not usually factored into your whole candidate score unless you needed to work for economic reasons (and this prevented you from participating in the usual candidate extracurricular activities). However, if a candidate has an amazing work history such as starting his own business, management experience etc., this may well count towards leadership credit. I would not worry about including your odd jobs on your application.
Good luck!</p>
<p>An admissions officer told me that working at a job while juggling a sports team membership AND keeping a top-flight academic record IS looked upon favorably. </p>
<p>It shows you can handle a tough schedule and can manage your time effectively enough to maintain your good grades.</p>
<p>Absolutely - admissions would be impressed by a candidate who is playing sport, has great leadership credentials, a top academic record and is employed as well. Not many candidates do have the time management skills to fit it all in. In my experience, one of the 3 elements that WP looks (academics, leadership, sports) for is often sacrificed when a candidate works.</p>
<p>The question was: “I don’t truly have any employment history. I usually just do odd jobs, watch neighbors dogs, some yard work for people here and there. Will my Candidate Whole Score be effected by this?” In my opinion, the answer is no - the whole candidate score is based on academics, leadership and the CFA.</p>
<p>Perhaps not in any recorded “score”, but is it seen as a positive factor to help you gain admission?</p>
<p>In my opinion, (and the opinion of an admission officer I spoke to), the answer is “yes”.</p>
<p>As many others have said, it doesn’t hurt you , but it DOES help you.</p>
<p>Luigi59: If you have the “whole package” (academics, leadership and sport)and you work - great!! You obviously have great time management skills and are able to survive on little sleep. You will thrive in the WP environment :). However, most candidates are not able to keep all of these balls in the air at once. For most, working will mean that one of the other balls will be dropped, and that is not a good thing unless that candidate needs to work for financial reasons.</p>
<p>From usma.edu:
The United States Military Academy considers it more valuable for you to achieve distinction in a specific activity, rather than participation in a number of activities without any evidence of leadership achievement. If you have to work to provide financial assistance for your family, West Point views that working experience as a demonstration of your leadership potential even though it will limit participation in school activities.</p>
<p>Last year the applications asked to list employment of over 9 hours a week during the school year.
Did not ask about summer jobs. My kiddo has a paper route - less than 9 hours/week and a summer job. we didn’t list either.</p>
<p>Admissions information does want to know about employment, especially where the student HAD to work to help support the family. They realize that every family situation is different.<br>
This counts as leadership points.</p>
<p>If working isn’t important enough to be considered as a factor in your application, they wouldn’t ask about it, right?</p>
<p>But they do ask. </p>
<p>Interpret that any way you wish.</p>
<p>it’s supposed to be affect, not effect.
please make your exit from this forum.</p>
<p>wooo. someone needs to take a chill pill.</p>
<p>The information on this site gives good basic information for candidates:
<a href=“http://admissions.usma.edu/Prospectus/step_01.cfm[/url]”>http://admissions.usma.edu/Prospectus/step_01.cfm</a> </p>
<p>Looking at a recent class profile is always a great way for candidates to compare their stats to those who have been admitted (of course there are always exceptions but this gives a good overall view).</p>
<p><a href=“http://admissions.usma.edu/MoreInfo/classprofile.cfm[/url]”>http://admissions.usma.edu/MoreInfo/classprofile.cfm</a></p>
<p>Profile of the Class of 2010
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<p>Volume of Applicants Men Women</p>
<p>Applicant Files Started 8,180 2,096<br>
Nominated 3,070 573<br>
Qualified (academically
& in physical aptitude) 1,858 313<br>
Accepted/offered 1,130 181</p>
<p>Rank in High School Class
First Fifth 71%
Second Fifth 21%
Third Fifth 7%
Fourth Fifth 1%
Bottom Fifth 0%</p>
<p>American College Testing
(ACT) Assessment Program Scores*
Range Eng Math Sci Reas Read
31-36 25% 27% 21% 48%
26-30 54% 57% 49% 41%
21-25 21% 15% 29% 11%
16-20 0% 1% 1% 0%
11-15 0% 0% 0% 0%
Mean 28 28 27 30</p>
<p>College Board Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Scores*
Range Verbal Math
700-800 21% 24%
600-699 46% 55%
500-599 30% 20%
400-499 3% 1%
300-399 0% 0%
Mean 630 647
*Includes only scores used as a basis for admission.</p>
<p>Academic Honors
Class Valedictorians… 88
Class Salutatorians… 43
National Merit Scholarship Recognition… 237
National Honor Society… 795</p>
<p>Activities
Boys/Girls State Delegate… 222<br>
Class President or Student Body President… 246<br>
School Publication Staff
School Paper Editor, Co-Editor of Staff… 145<br>
Yearbook Editor or Co-Editor… 96<br>
Debating… 177<br>
Dramatics… 139<br>
Scouting Participants… 544<br>
Eagle Scout (men) or Gold Award (women)… 225<br>
Varsity Athletics… 1189
Letter Winner… 1148
Team Captain… 780</p>
<p>Geographical Distribution</p>
<p>The Class of 2010, numbering 1,311 new cadets, includes 1,296 United States citizens and 15
international cadets. Cadets were appointed by Congress from every state in the United States,
as well as others appointed from military service sources. The international cadets are from the
countries of Belize, Cameroon, Iraq, Latvia, Malaysia, Maldives (2), Nicaragua (2),
Palau, Peru, Romania, Rwanda, and Thailand (2).</p>
<p>Affect, effect…tomato, toemato</p>