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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Haven't schools "caught on" to that though?   Kind of like the several thousand dollar "service trip" that rich kids take so they can play soccer with kids in developing countries and claim how much of a difference they are making?[/quote]

Yes, they’ve caught on.   I think they can sniff out the phony ones.    The impressive ones started at about 12 years old and grew more successful every year over the six years the students have been doing it.

Let’s say a student has a nonprofit that focuses on handing out gloves to the homeless and needy.   It started in one section of the city and they handed out 40 pairs.  The next winter with volunteers they branched out to a larger section of the city and doubled the amount.  Soon it expanded to three cities in the area and you’ve gained a few sponsors who donate significant amounts.  The student’s essay could say that he’s hoping to go to Harvard and continue my work in Cambridge.

This would be impressive. Not too complicated but fills a need and takes some real work.

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