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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good YCBK episode from this week dealt with some of this:

“And I said, you know, what has really stood out to me this year is that the students who leave a real lasting impression and the ones who I am really motivated to advocate for are the ones who are really authentic.

They are just themselves, and they are a person who no one else could be.”

“It was who she is as a person and that she's just engaged in a really interesting mix of things, and she reflects on those things that she's doing in an interesting way and in a way that nobody else could do exactly the same things that she's doing or speak about them in exactly the same way that she's speaking about the”

“Because when students just lean into who they are, that really stands out in the application. And we want to get to know students who are all going to bring something different and something interesting.”

“Even more than impressive test scores or great transcripts or fantastic essays, colleges are looking for authenticity. Not the appearance of authenticity, not the packaging of authenticity, not the strategy of authenticity, just authenticity. Plain and simple.

“So you've mentioned the word reflective several times. How much of this is coming through in the personal statement or in the writing portions of the application? Is that where you feel you see it the most?

I'm sure it's consistent with everything, though. It's a consistent pattern throughout the application. But is that where you're most likely to have it grab you?

Yeah, for sure. Like, there are so many times when we will write in the comments on an essay that this was all narrative, no reflection, right? They told a story, but they didn't tell us what the story meant to them.”

From Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews: How To Know If a College Cares About Supporting an Unorganized Kid, Feb 20, 2025

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[b]Even more than impressive test scores or great transcripts or fantastic essays, colleges are looking for authenticity. Not the appearance of authenticity, not the packaging of authenticity, not the strategy of authenticity, just authenticity. Plain and simple.[/b]

Of course! They can totally figure out who is authentic in less than 10 minutes that they spend reading essays God knows which consultant has edited however many times!

If they are really able to do that, they should be getting paid millions of dollars advising companies for this kind of skill.

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