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This thread is truly right on. I have two Ds in university right now. The first one did the application she thought adcoms would want to see and did not allow her passions to show through and the offshoot problem of that is that she also did not put energy into developing her passions. She reached high and was only moderately successful in her admissions quest.
D2 was very passionate about sports, all sports, she did not care anything about what anybody thought, she pursued what she wanted. She gained entry at 6 of 7 schools, most very high on the rankings, had safeties with merit $, and ended up in a great school.
Her pursuit of her passion showed through, she did not have a dream school but was turned down by one top 5 who had contacted us, she figured, her essays reflected who she is and if they did not want her, then it is not the right palce for her.
Try not to get hooked into the competitive game, but rather develop YOUR passions, not ones ad adcom or your mom wants, YOURS! Wherever you end up, you'll be happier if you've taken the tiime to determine what is important to you and develop that side of your personality. And, hopefully, you'll end up at the right school for you to reach your potential!
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