Do You Really Need to Have “Passion” to Get Accepted?

“You have to find your “passion” to get accepted into Ivy Leagues and top-tier colleges!! OR else!”

You’ve heard that before, right?

But...Is that really true?

In this episode, I discuss and demystify the word “passion” and share 5 questions that you must ask yourself when identifying and exploring your interests and passions and how it fits into the college admissions process.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why I had to re-write my Harvard essay because I knew it wasn’t my “real” passion
• Why students and parents are trying so hard to find that “passion” and why “trying hard” is actually a mistake
• 5 questions you should ask yourself when exploring your interests (academic and/or non-academic)
• What Ivy Leagues and top-tier college admission officers hate seeing on the applicants’ essays (but so many students actually don’t know about this!)
• The ONE word that is prohibited when writing your college essays

NOTABLE QUOTES:

• “Don’t fake your passions”
• “What are you really interested in and why?”
• “Show and demonstrate your passion in the most authentic way possible”
• “It has to come from your heart, not your ego”

SHOW NOTES: https://juliekimconsulting.com/podcast/

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