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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]unless he gave that money to you (his parents) because you needed it to put a roof over your head and food in your bellies, I wouldn't focus on the fact that he earned money.[/quote]
Why not? Why is going through the motions and volunteering more impressive than running your own business? [/quote]

I'm not the person you're responding too, but I would not be at all surprised if this is the predominant opinion among admissions officers. Little conception of what is involved and how difficult it is, a tendency to regard it as luck, instead of skill, a vague feeling that business is icky, etc.

Your son needs to talk about it in his essay, because it explains why he isn't coming in with the typical curated list of fake activities that admissions officers usually see. But it means that admissions will be more of a crapshoot, since if he doesn't get an admissions officer who has more of an understanding of reality, he would have to rely on the essay overcoming resistance - so I recommend aiming the essay that direction.

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