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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The profile looks like your son was honestly spread a little thin and shows a fair amount of privilege (see interning for a Member of Congress). Maybe there wasn't enough demonstrated passion or genuine interest displayed in the application since it looks like the joining and leading are all over the place focus wise. Was he good at bringing things together and discussing impact (on him and the work/group)? If not, it could have come across as trying a little too hard to specifically build an application profile (which hopefully wasn't the case in reality for your son).

I'm sure he'll find a great place though! Schools that are especially eager for high numbers (like USC) will continue to throw $$ your way and I'd be surprised if he didn't get into somewhere like Duke or another top 15 school too (Chicago is one I think might like his profile from this area). It will work out, you'll just have to wait a little longer![/quote]

Thank you! That’s a good point, perhaps admissions couldn’t see a clear narrative for him. Which is completely fair because he would be the first to admit he’s still not 100% sure what he wants to do long-term. But we’ll live with that because I believe the process of trying different things and discovering what he likes has been valuable for him, and I wouldn’t change that for the college process. I imagine he will try a wide variety of things in college too rather than having a clear and narrow vision.[/quote]

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