<p>I agree with burgler’s compromise: the internship may not be the thing that pushes your app over the edge, but it can’t hurt to take it now that you’ve been offered it. I’d say that you should really make a point to show initiative in the internship though. As my band director says, “Act yourself into a new way of thinking.” If you work hard and get into it, that internship may well become something that you’re passionate about, even if it was at first handed to you on a silver platter.</p>
<p>Now, this debate about which type of job is best, the supermarket or the Fortune 500 company, has kind of been going on on this thread, so I thought I might ask a question concerning it. If the applicant has a job that’s unorthodox, will that do anything to increase chances of admission? I’m a youth soccer referee, which requires a lot of responsibility and such. Would that be more impressive than being a grocer or would they probably be the same?</p>