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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Caring about something — actually, truly caring, and letting that sense of care lead. It’s hard to define exactly, bc the specific path  depends on the alchemy between the kid, that thing they care about, and the need/opportunity/moment.

But it begins with caring, and AOs know it when they see it. [/quote]

Eh. Caring about something is not going to get you there. Would it help if the something was video games, socializing, or beauty pageants? Deep interest or desire in an activity is not how it begins. I know many kids who have continued a long term activity solely for college admissions purposes: scouts, crew, etc. you think those kids look less committed to the same activity than peers who do it next to them but love it?  They don’t.

Kid one: hates scouting, wanted to drop it 3 years ago but parent said no, sticks with it and puts it on her college  app looks just as committed as

Kid 2: loves scouting, never considered stopping, puts it on her college app, looking just as committed as kid 2.

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College counsellor at our high school says there really is pretty big difference between the kids who stick with an activity. They don’t like “for college“ and the kids who cared deeply and lean in because they love it. The two activities will obviously look the same as a line item in the common app, butpersonal statements and supplemental essays are where kids can really colour in between the lines and let someone know who they are, what they care about, and why. [/quote]

DP. The college counselor is wrong. There are plenty of passionate kids who cannot articulate their emotions in a personal essay. There are plenty of bored kids who have their essays massaged into articulate and passionate writing by someone else.

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SO TRUE[/quote]

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