<p>Citygirlsmom: I personally don’t find the OP’s social and moral disposition endearing either but as an adult you probably realize there is a time and place for everything and this thread was created so he can get a perspective on his chances, which you have extensively commented on plus more condemnation than is warranted in a thread that wasn’t titled “let’s make a circus case of OP’s morality and quality of life”. </p>
<p>I don’t dislike people but I find service much less satisfying than doing something else, and it is true that most students IN service aren’t doing it out of kindness. Most kids don’t care about much of anything at all and take it from a kid OP’s age, there are some rare ones but on the whole that is the reality. In fact, I would argue most people don’t. You don’t see nearly as much CS activity among adults, even childless ones whose only occupations take up as much time and effort as a high school student on a very demanding course load. Forgive the OP for simply being human. </p>
<p>You might not be impressed with the OP’s candor and see his honesty as pride that he doesn’t like poor people, but there IS something to admire when one admits an unpopular truth that other kids like him would just hide. Speakig as his peer, at this point I think the best thing you CAN do is to give him the advice he needs to succeed in what is most immediately important: college admissions. People don’t go on the Internet to learn moral lessons, so whatever you want to say won’t change much.</p>
<p>Edit: OP, a girl from my school with a 3.2 who is extremely bright with no impressive ECs got into Oxford’s prestigious and very selective Philosophy, Politics and Economics program no doubt with her phenomenal personal statement (equiv. to college essay but more of a resume) and outstanding interview.</p>