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Passion Project Building

This is the space to introduce visitors to the business or brand. Briefly explain who's behind it, what it does and what makes it unique. Share its core values and what this site has to offer. 

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Brainstorm and shape their vision

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Design and execute a personalized project (NGO, blog, app, research paper, art show, etc.)

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Build leadership, initiative, and authenticity

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Passion Project Roadmap

Brainstorm

  • Discover your interests, values, and strengths

  • Identify real-world problems or themes that matter to you

  • Explore project types: research, writing, nonprofit, app, art, engineering, etc.

Customize

  • Narrow down your idea and define your unique angle

  • Match with a Creative Advisor and a Field Expert

  • Develop a clear project scope, format, and timeline

Execute

  • Conduct research, interviews, design work, or community outreach

  • Receive ongoing 1-on-1 feedback and support from your advisors

  • Overcome challenges, revise, and refine

Deliver

  • Finalize and package your work (e.g., portfolio, paper, product, website, exhibit)

  • Learn how to present it clearly and confidently in your applications

Create Impact

  • Share your project with a broader audience—online, in your community, or through competitions

  • Reflect on what you’ve learned and how you’ve grown

  • Highlight it effectively in your college essays and interviews

Outcome

A unique, high-impact project that demonstrates initiative, creativity, and purpose

— exactly what top colleges look for.

📚 Minority Field Research

​Traveled to Southwest China to document cultural loss and authored a peer-reviewed paper (Admitted to UC Berkeley)

🎨 Feminist Art Exhibit

Curated a city-wide gallery show amplifying women's voices through multimedia (Admitted to NYU)

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💻 Public Space Hygiene

Installed hygiene product dispensers in public space such as parks and public squares (Admitted to Cornell)

🌍 Social Justice Group

Founded and led a social justice group in and around school to fight for equality and equity (Admitted to UVA)

🩺 Women’s Health Outreach

Distributed menstrual products and led workshops in rural villages (Admitted to Wellsley)

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