A relevant Dilbert comic strip....

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<p>Shows you where my head is at, but I couldn’t help relating this comic strip to college admissions. In the first frame, just substitute the word “admit” for “hire,” and in the last frame, instead of “stock price,” please insert “USNWR ranking,”
seems like the current trend! </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert2006091357216.gif[/url]”>http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert2006091357216.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>LOL. Literally.<br>
I think a lot of advice books have oversold the whole “passion” thing, particularly in regard to offbeat hobbies. (A college friend has encouraged her 13-year-old to take up falconry as one of his ECs and he now owns a hawk. Not kidding.) </p>

<p>How many employers care if you have a passion for your “interests” when they’re trying to fill a specific job?</p>

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Agreed. It seems like they’re beating that case into the ground.</p>

<p><a href=“A%20college%20friend%20has%20encouraged%20her%2013-year-old%20to%20take%20up%20falconry%20as%20one%20of%20his%20ECs%20and%20he%20now%20owns%20a%20hawk.%20Not%20kidding.”>quote</a>

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HAHAHA That’s hilarious!</p>