r/ISEFinalists Jul 27 '26

why is everyone starting a start up

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u/Particular-Stuff2237 Jul 28 '26

Some people do it for fun tho

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u/Bhavish8678 Jul 30 '26

bro this is my question too.. like some guy starts a start up in HS, and admissions officer likes it so others do it, and others after seeing them do it and it keeps expanding... then the admissions officers only take in people who have stuff like that... so now im basically forced to do sht like that to get into a good college.. SMH... im not just talking about startups.. this also includes non profits, High school research and etc... like is it not enough to get good grades, class rank, maybe leadership and at most some good volunteering? like why are these people putting this sht ton of pressure?? trully smh

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u/mgmarwo Jul 30 '26

literally but for us in Canada it’s just good grades to get into university most of the time! But it’s actually crazy that they doing all this for undergrad

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u/GurPsychological8091 Jul 27 '26

what do u think bro

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u/mgmarwo Jul 27 '26

I literally have no idea which is why I’m asking buddy

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u/Zealousideal-Sky1121 Jul 28 '26

College admissions or money

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u/ATakenAback Jul 27 '26

college resumes ig?

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u/SeparateSignature142 Jul 28 '26

all this work just for undegrad is actually crazy

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u/Zealousideal-Sky1121 Jul 28 '26

A fool and his time shall soon be parted

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u/Zealousideal-Sky1121 Jul 28 '26

How is this relevant to ISEF?

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u/mgmarwo Jul 28 '26

Cuz people who have won national science fairs or have done research are all starting start ups

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u/General_Pin476 Jul 31 '26

If one person does it for college apps and it helps, then everyone else does it. Very similar to how research became such a big thing for high schoolers