thoughts on applicants who found "youth-led nonprofits?"
full disclosure, this past summer i started my own org following a program that encouraged participants to found their own initiatives. i am not doing this w/ to help my college admissions chances, as the program was the driving force behind my initiative and i hope to continue with it through college. also, im aware this isnt as impressive in 2022 due to the large number of these groups present across the US.
For my fellow founders, does anyone else worry abt the stereotypes surrounding youth-led orgs may impacting our admissions chances bc we could be seen as having "ulterior motives" rather than a genuine passion for the issues we address?
for anyone with knowledge about this emerging trend, general thoughts/feelings about these organizations when it comes to college admissions?
Youth-led non-profits can still be quite impressive. Admissions officers do not assess your extracurriculars looking for ulterior motives - they instead focus on your activity's impact and what tier it falls into. So long as your non-profit could count as a Tier 1 or 2 activity, and it does not do work involving COVID relief (which became overdone during the height of the pandemic), then it will greatly benefit your application. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much. I wasn't sure as to how colleges evaluate student-founded initiatives like mine, but receiving this information definitely helped me understand.
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