What extracurriculars would you *not* mention, because they reek of privilege/other negatives?

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Anonymous wrote:NRA Assistant Instructor

volunteering for former president's campaign

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Pilot's license seems marginal [/b](unless kiddo is winning aeronautics competitions). All the other ones mentioned by op are fine, as is equestrian. Real talk: ad coms don't care about class based equity, so show off what you got.

I think that helped my DD get into aerospace engineering programs at Purdue, Georgia Tech, UVA, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like there is a subtle or not so subtle troll on today.

Yes, probably the same one 'in tears about her daughter'.

Also, women in their 50s who think they look younger than they are are pathetic and delusional.
And, using mouldings on walls to make house it look nicer is hideous and people who do it are also delusional.

but they can spell moldings.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like there is a subtle or not so subtle troll on today.

Yes, probably the same one 'in tears about her daughter'.

Also, women in their 50s who think they look younger than they are are pathetic and delusional.
And, using mouldings on walls to make house it look nicer is hideous and people who do it are also delusional.

but they can spell moldings.

Spelling it moulding gives it that classy olde English craftsmanship vibe.

https://www.woodstairs.com/moulding-or-molding-what-is-molding/

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Anonymous wrote:SAT/ACT

LOL

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Anonymous wrote:Where do you draw the line at reporting something super-expensive (sailing, pilot's license, climbing internationally, equestrian)?
Or other things that just say "I'm rich" (unpaid internships, especially ones where you have to be connected -- banks, senators, etc.)?

You would mention all of these. There is nothing you would not mention. But you have an odd idea about what is rich stuff. Horses sort of but lots of people have horses and ride that do not have a lot of moeny. Sailing is not rich. We gre up poor ont he coast and we had a sailboat and on a team at the local club that cost $25 to join. Flying is not for rich people and neither is climbing. Those types of interships you mention do not exist junior year of high school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like there is a subtle or not so subtle troll on today.

Yes, probably the same one 'in tears about her daughter'.

Also, women in their 50s who think they look younger than they are are pathetic and delusional.
And, using mouldings on walls to make house it look nicer is hideous and people who do it are also delusional.

but they can spell moldings.

Spelling it moulding gives it that classy olde English craftsmanship vibe.

https://www.woodstairs.com/moulding-or-molding-what-is-molding/

It's spelled molding in the U.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molding_(decorative)

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Pilot's license would impress the heck out of me. One of my DD's friends did this; she's at Berkeley now.

I think sailing is impressive. Fishing is impressive--think about it, it's so different!

My other DD surfs a lot, and we contemplated that a bit as her mid-west ED school wanted a video. We left it out as it felt like going on about her passion for surfing felt like such a non-fit with the college.

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Anonymous wrote:NRA Assistant Instructor

volunteering for former president's campaign

You can still list this without saying the candidate.

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DS owns and restores classic cars. His primary college essay featured the hands-on repair and restoration of his car as a metaphor for life.

That essay killed, but there's no question that classic car ownership can be a very expensive passion.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the OP - not a troll. My child does an activity that I mentioned, and another mom told me not to report it because (and I quote) "it smacks of privilege." I don't agree, but I wanted to get a sense of what other people think. And yes, I agree with the poster who said they know my address and such and can make some reasonable assumptions based on that.

Your kid's activity can smack of privilege, but that doesn't mean not to report it, especially if it is their main activity.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm the OP - not a troll. My child does an activity that I mentioned, and another mom told me not to report it because (and I quote) "it smacks of privilege." I don't agree, but I wanted to get a sense of what other people think. And yes, I agree with the poster who said they know my address and such and can make some reasonable assumptions based on that.

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My kid is an equestrian. She mentioned it. It’s her main activity. Otherwise, it looks like she does very little. You want to go somewhere that accepts your child as is. Why omit accomplishments?

Thanks - I agree. I think my "friend" is talking out her a$$ or just trying to sabotage my kid.

Hmmm. I think there is more going on here than what you are relaying.

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Anonymous wrote:When teens go on "missions" or "service trips" to developing countries. No one is impressed by those.

I agree these are cringe and I wouldn’t put it on an application.

The perception turned on a dime. I know a lot of kids who did these trips in their teens and ended up at stellar schools. Then suddenly it was verboten.

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Anonymous wrote:Where do you draw the line at reporting something super-expensive (sailing, pilot's license, climbing internationally, equestrian)?
Or other things that just say "I'm rich" (unpaid internships, especially ones where you have to be connected -- banks, senators, etc.)?

As someone that rejects wokeism, it would not cross my mind to draw any lines at all.

Identifying someone as affluent by a host of factors is not wokeism.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like there is a subtle or not so subtle troll on today.

Yes, probably the same one 'in tears about her daughter'.

Also, women in their 50s who think they look younger than they are are pathetic and delusional.
And, using mouldings on walls to make house it look nicer is hideous and people who do it are also delusional.

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