This pseudopsychological explanation for an rational response is really ridiculous. These 16-year-olds are developing their resumes not because they're narcissi

This pseudopsychological explanation for an rational response is really ridiculous. These 16-year-olds are developing their resumes not because they're narcissistic. They're doing so because everyone's very plausibly saying that being middle-income is getting harder and harder to live as, and they're anxious to get into a good university to help their career prospects. > All that building your brand and trying to convince people of your identity in place of actually having one Well, that's because college admissions value seem to value identities like robotics / programming club president more than identities like having fun with friends and trying different things together (secondarily to the friendship), which seems to be a more mentally healthy pursuit and better for cultivating a healthy identity but not what admissions are looking for.