Modern teenagers are increasingly engaging in entrepreneurial activities, yet these impressive activities may not enhance their college application prospects. Admissions officers at elite universities prefer authentic passion over contrived experiences intended to impress. Students create resumes filled with experiences like starting tech companies or internships for prestige but may inadvertently convey a lack of genuine interest in their chosen fields. Consequently, families are urged to focus on authentic passions rather than superficial achievements, as admissions personnel are skilled at identifying inauthentic applications.
When a student interested in evolutionary biology starts a lucrative tech business, the message they send to colleges is clear: they just want to get into an elite university.
Rather than artificially curated resumes packed with global impact, top colleges are looking for the one thing you can't fake: authentic passion.
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