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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been following Application Nation and the leader of it is pretty militant that kids should not write about an activity for the main essay. My DC has a very time-intensive activity that is really their passion (100s of hours a year). DC wants to use what appeals to them about that activity to explain their overall approach to life and what drives them. Is this really a no-no?[/quote] Ridiculous. Both of ours wrote about an activity, albeit creatively and tied into academic interests or personal quirks, and both are at different ivies unhooked. The activities were not academic--they made the links between the activity and other parts of their narrative in a creative way. No essay coaches, no paid anything, though the school has all students get the essay reviewed by english teachers and the counselor writing the letter. Some students were told to start over, ours were told they were unique and memorable.[/quote]
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