Tips and resources for those wanting to enhance their college applications and resume.
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TAKE LESSONS: Get paid to provide online lessons in such subjects as a foreign language, musical instruments, singing or drawing. Earn money everywhere you go through flexible teaching locations in-person and online. [paid]
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OUTSCHOOL: Fill the increased demand for online learning by becoming a virtual teacher. You can offer rewarding classes based on your unique experience and interests. [paid]
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TUTOR ME: Do you enjoy teaching and want a flexible way to make extra cash? Tutor from anywhere you have a computer with internet access. There are over 300 subjects to choose from. [paid]
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UPCHIEVE: Mailing lists of group chats are helpful. You can chat with parents going through home school the first time, share stories, get tips. Times may be hard but you don't have to go through it alone.[volunteer]
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UNITED NATIONS: For students interested in worldwide volunteerism. They provide a large variety of remote opportunities to give back to the global community, and allows students interested in global relations to explore international service work. [volunteer]
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SMITHSONIAN DIGITAL VOLUNTEERS: For students interested in transcribing historic documents or contributing to the Smithsonian's WikiProject. This is a great opportunity to explore archival and academic based work in a museum sphere. [volunteer]
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VOLUNTEER MATCH: Matches volunteers with nonprofits. You are matched with organizations that you are passionate about and have committed to a cause, and you can provide help when they need you. [volunteer]
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ZOONIVERSE: Platform for people-powered research. Spend as much or as little time as you'd like identifying endangered animals, classifying galaxy systems, or transcribing Shakespearean manuscripts. [volunteer]
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DO SOMETHING: Empowers young people to enact social change and volunteer online to help solve real-world problems such as successfully urge Apple to diversify their emojis, change the dictionary definition of "Black/black," and create the largest crowdsourced antibullying guide. [volunteer]
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AMNESTY DECODERS: Operated by Amnesty International. Volunteers help conduct research into global human rights violations. Volunteers have used their phones and computers to verify the location of oil spills, find evidence of drone strikes, and flag abusive tweets to women politicians in India. [volunteer]
