<p>If it helps - I have seen the several well known colleges give kids like that a chance. Sometimes they’re easier to root for than kids coming in with all the advantages and perfect resumes. I once interviewed two friends - one opened a book right before the test, had perfect scores and grades, and seemed to see college as an entitlement. The second had hard earned B’s lived in a single family home, worked to help with expenses, and started a club on campus around a subject she was passionate about. Kid A was declined, Kid B was accepted.</p>
<p>I sometimes write at the top of my reports “Refreshingly normal.” </p>
<p>I’ve found that in my case, the BWRK are the ones who followed a path prescribed by adults as to the right selection of courses and activities to get into “X” school. I discover they’re not very passionate, but have done all the right things, studied hard, got high test scores, and are now just one of many in a pile where those type of kids start looking ubiquitous.</p>
<p>Passionate and imperfect, kids who try new things without fear of failing - now those kids are interesting and a jewel to find in an otherwise homogeneous pile.</p>