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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the passion project movement is rooted in this "trust and never verified" system.

you can laugh but the kids who found a "passion" in spring of junior year to cook with grandma (look for our podcast!) while connecting your love for baking with your interest in chemistry were super super successful with top colleges

the fact that you cooked with grandma 4x, did 4 podcasts that were 7 minutes each, than you dropped it all and actually plan on transferring into CS asap all go unmentioned.  our high school counselors let people tell their own stories, even when they side eye it all[/quote]

This is actually what private college counselors help kids do.

There’s a whole cottage industry that charges $50,000 to create these narratives. Very very easy to do and you don’t need to pay to do this well.[/quote]

Where's the evidence that it actually works though?  It's really hard to tell since you'll never know how any particular kid would have done without it.  [/quote]

It works at our private school. For schools like Vanderbilt or Barnard or Middlebury. 
Don’t think it’s working for a top 10 school.[/quote]

It absolutely does work for some. Many of the Coke scholarship winners have grossly exaggerated the impact of their “nonprofits”, most of which are no longer in operation before the end of their senior year. [/quote]

Isn't it safe to say they weren't accepted/awarded based on a nonprofit? You have to bring a lot more to the table to get into the top schools. [/quote]

It’s the totality of the experiences. The link above is good.[/quote]

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