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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You just have to invent a fake “pointy” narrative. It’s not that hard, just play up things that are consistent with the invented pointy narrative, and downplay those things that aren’t, making them more a hint of spice/experimentation that merely confirmed that your DC has known since they were 14–ideally even earlier— that they were destined to be [academic area X] and that no matter how much they were exposed to various temptations, nothing distracted from this single minded mission focus.  It’s an utterly cynical game that nobody should feel bad about playing; none of us created this perverse system. [/quote]

Colleges are just encouraging you to lie, lie, and lie some more.

Give them what they want.

They ask you to write about why you want only their college, and why their college is a good fit for you? Give it them.

Interesting essays? Give it to them, no need for it to be based on anything related to you. Anything you have found interesting in something you read about, write it up as your own. Bonus points if you can hire someone to write it up for you. Just make sure they can write it in a 17 year old's voice.

Volunteering? Have someone do it for you.

About gender, since it is fluid, make it up, that is an easy way to tick the diversity box.

They are begging to be fooled, give it to them and they eat it up.

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PP from above:  I don’t fully agree with this, one should never lie or cheat. There really is no need. The artful arrangement of truth suffices. But yes, I’ve told my children whenever they confront an emotionally intrusive essay prompt, they should not share anything about themselves they don’t want to and can answer from a different perspective if they so choose. [/quote]

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