Is this cliched/typical?

Northstarmom
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:24:08 +0000

If she’s so interested, why isn’t she posting here?

I’ve interviewed for my Ivy alma mater. If she also has high stats, your cousin seems like a potentially very attractive candidate for top schools. She seems very passionate about medicine (being an EMT is quite impressive and unusual) and also seems to be athletic, smart, and well organized to be able to juggle all of those things – including some time-consuming activities – while maintaining high grades (which I’m assuming she has done.)

She may be the rare applicant who truly is well rounded – interested in and deeply involved in a variety of things. If that’s the case, and she has high stats, her chances of admission to top colleges are better than average.

If she’s truly passionate about her activities, I also doubt she’d be reserved in interviews. Even the shyest, most reserved people blossom when talking about things they deeply care about.

Your cousin doesn’t seem typical or cliched. She seems like a very interesting young woman, and I wish I knew her in person.