Don't Lose Hope!

5boys
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:05:24 +0000

GREAT post Gd… I happen to agree with everything you have laid out here. I think that some kids are so obsessed with being perfect and wanting to do everything only to look good for admissions that they lose sight of just being an authentic kid. I think the reason that you were so successful is because you were just being yourself and also applying to schools that you truly had a connection to and felt you would be a fit, then you were able to articulate that in a way that resonated with them. WOW!!! You get it. My S is similar to you. He is only applying to schools he has a passion for and will be able to write about WHY he does in his essays. I think A LOT of kids make the mistake of only applying to the most prestigious schools, but they don’t even know why, other than the prestige, and then they wonder why they get rejected. Schools want to know how much you love them and why you would be an asset to their college, both in and out of the classroom.