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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Once I read that AOs were impressed by the certified elephant whispered (aka, that day long certification during a one week, 6k student tour of Thailand) and doubted the kid who worked 20 hours a week, I stopped caring what they thought and just told my kid to be honest. And realize it's a lot of bullshit.

Dont let them tell you different, they LOVE "passion projects". They just don't know them when they see them. The 20k counselor is calling it a passion project, but AOs just see a "great!" activity list that "really tells a story!"

Barf[/quote]

What in the world are you talking about? AOs like students. Most aren't expecting anything unusual when it comes to activities. Join a club. Get a job. Play an instrument. Have a hobby. It's all fine.

Stop believing these random stories on the internet. [/quote]

A very typical path to AO is a humanities degree followed by an entry level job in an admissions office for a very low pay.  The people who can afford this usually come from “good” families and can’t fathom a kid working 20 hrs/week.  [/quote]

Pretty much.

And these young well-to-do, mostly women, aren't always as leftie as you'd think. If you want to take a political angle, think:

Josh Hawley - Stanford
Jared Kushner - Harvard
Ted Cruz - Princeton
Blake Masters - Stanford
Tom Cotton - Harvard
Ron DeSantis - Yale
Steve Bannon - Harvard
George Bush - Yale 
Donald Trump - Penn
Donald Trump Jr - Penn
Ivanka Trump - Penn
Tiffany Trump - Penn

The Admissions Officers at Penn really do distinguish themselves.

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