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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The trouble with the argument that these kids who set up do-gooder nonprofits--bogus though they perhaps may be--are the go-getters, is that the parents or expensive hired advisors are actually the drivers and facilitators of these enterprises. The whole teenage nonprofit craze started after the head of admissions at Harvard put out a letter saying they were going to start weighing character heavily in admissions decisions, and the rest of the highly selective places largely follow their lead. [/quote]

What I don't get though is why they set up a new non profit. There are plenty of pre existing charities where the student can go and volunteer eg food donation programs, coding for girls, collecting used eye glasses, tutoring. I'd love for admissions officers to turn around and ask the student why they didn't join the volunteer team at AFAC or Martha's Table, and why they thought they as a 17 year old could do better than established charities

The other thing that gets me is the kids that get patents, usually in the same industry as mom or dad. Once they get to college, the drive for more patents seems to quickly disappear.[/quote]

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