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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the passion project movement is rooted in this "trust and never verified" system.

you can laugh but the kids who found a "passion" in spring of junior year to cook with grandma (look for our podcast!) while connecting your love for baking with your interest in chemistry were super super successful with top colleges

the fact that you cooked with grandma 4x, did 4 podcasts that were 7 minutes each, [b]than you dropped it all and actually plan on transferring into CS asap[/b] all go unmentioned.  our high school counselors let people tell their own stories, even when they side eye it all[/quote]

This is standard operating procedure for elite school admissions, once again by the rich/privileged. The 'scheme' starts at the beginning of high school and of course the kid is very involved in this. I know a kid that showed 'evidence' of their love for English and got into Stanford. Switched to CS right away. Another was 'into politics and social change' and went the whole nine yards in terms of working for a congressional campaign (daddy's friend), etc. but switched to a science (pre-med intentions) major at their prestigious T3 school. They spent a ton on their college admissions counselor starting with the summer after MS.  
Obviously these machinations won't be possible without a really smart kid who actually listens to the parents but for every one such kid, there are hundreds who are at least as good or better that won't get those opportunities yet their parents' taxes subsidize these criminal institutions! [/quote]

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