Are Students Faking Trauma to Get Into College? | The InSight Out Show | Ep. 114
College essays are supposed to help admissions officers see the person behind the grades. But some students now feel pressured to exaggerate struggles, manufacture hardship, or hire expensive consultants to create the kind of personal story they think schools want to hear.
Sharing a genuine challenge can reveal resilience and growth. But when vulnerability becomes a strategy and authenticity becomes another performance, are students being invited to tell the truth or simply learning how to market themselves?
Scripture (ESV): Galatians 1:10 – “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of…
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