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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine got into P. as a rowing recruit from another elite private here. The only other kid who was accepted to P. her yearwas a kid who was Class Pres. for 6 years. That kid went elsewhere. I think your D.D. Has a shot. She needs to write exceptional essays + have exceptional references. It would help if she could get an award + do something cool like start online music classes for poor kids + start an instrument donation campaign. Good luck to her![/quote]

Isn't it way too late for a senior to start something and be taken seriously before college application season?[/quote]

It's annoying how they start new non-profits rather than get credit for working for existing ones. I find it ridiculous for high school kids to be CEOs of these new non-profits, when they have enough on their plates to get through their classes. [/quote]

They can get credit for working for existing ones.  Mine showed  a four year commitment to an established non- profit, among other accomplishments and was accepted.[/quote]

That's the way it should be, and congrats to your kid.  I think this "create a non-profit" thing came after the pay thousands to "volunteer in a developing country" trend. Hopefully the non-profit CEO thing disappears soon too.[/quote]

I agree. What I think happened sometime in the last 5 or 6 years is it filtered down to ambitious kids coming up through high school as the thing you had to do.  I clearly remember my dd informing me that "I have to start a non-profit to get into a good school" when she was all of 14 and I suggested she take a deep breath, step back, and figure out what was really important to her and do those things instead.  She and another kid from her class are both at Y; they are quite different but they are both smart, creative kids who followed their own path throughout high school and did some really cool things with their time and energy. And neither started a non-profit.[/quote]

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