Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20...
by retrac on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:15AM
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On the sections for extracurricular activities, volunteering, etc. where you try to make yourself look saintly. Just guessing, but six months volunteering at a homeless shelter for refugees will probably help your admissions more than six months volunteering to catalogue 19th century clogs at a museum.
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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20...
by Ekaros on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @04:55AM
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Coming from country where even behavioural interviews are rarity and only very specific fields have something beyond entrance exam the whole extracurricular activity thing feels extremely strange. Why should that have anything to do with academic performance.