It’s all part of the broken admission process these ways. Kids volunteering through existing nonprofits that will continue to exist is much more valuable but who knows what colleges think.

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Anonymous wrote:Every year countless nonprofits are founded by high schoolers, only never to be heard of after they graduate, am I missing the point here or are these just resume fillers?

This is an old ploy that stopped working about 3 years ago. AO’s are wary of these now.

Really? Then how are kids still getting into these top colleges when their best activity is starting one of these non-profits?

Everyone knows it's bullshit

The nonprofit approach to admissions is outdated.

Anonymous wrote:Haven't schools "caught on" to that though? Kind of like the several thousand dollar "service trip" that rich kids take so they can play soccer with kids in developing countries and claim how much of a difference they are making?

I dunno, it may be one of those things where they don't care very much if you do have it, but they notice (in a bad way) if you don't have it.

We get it - your kid would rather play video games then do community service...

I'm sure there are "empty" non-profits, but don't bash the kids who are putting in hard work to try to make a difference...

Anonymous wrote:Every year countless nonprofits are founded by high schoolers, only never to be heard of after they graduate, am I missing the point here or are these just resume fillers?

This is an old ploy that stopped working about 3 years ago. AO’s are wary of these now.

I think you answered your own question.

Anonymous wrote:Haven't schools "caught on" to that though? Kind of like the several thousand dollar "service trip" that rich kids take so they can play soccer with kids in developing countries and claim how much of a difference they are making?

Yeah the service trips are basically vacations. Schools don't care about those, either.

I have seen both cases.

A UVA Jefferson scholar that started a nonprofit and it is still flourishing, even across state boarders and another one which died when the kid got into UofChicago.
Both however came from UMC households with well connected parents.

Haven't schools "caught on" to that though? Kind of like the several thousand dollar "service trip" that rich kids take so they can play soccer with kids in developing countries and claim how much of a difference they are making?

Agree with PP, all resume fillers that are facilitated/managed by parents. schools have gotten wise to this nonsense and thus they aren't valued as much in college apps as they once were (if they were at all).

It's a bit of a slight of hand scam in the college admissions "arm race".

they are resume fillers.

Every year countless nonprofits are founded by high schoolers, only never to be heard of after they graduate, am I missing the point here or are these just resume fillers?