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

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Anonymous wrote:NRA Assistant Instructor

Nostalgic for the days when the NRA focused on gun safety.

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I personally would not mention having started a foundation to help the elderly or some such BS undertaking being done purely to put on a college resume. My SIL (whose kids are a few years younger and go to a fancy private school in a flyover state) was telling me about a kid who did this at her children's private school. She thought it was such a great idea, did a really great thing, and would really help the student get into a good college. My view is the high scores and geographic diversity this student brings is worth more than a foundation and that the faux foundation is a little embarrassing really. I like to think that A/Os are not that stupid.

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Proud Boys

Unless it’s something offensive like this, then you want them to paint a picture of who they are.

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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.

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)

Nope.

https://www.lowes.com/c/Moulding-millwork

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Moulding-Millwork-Moulding/N-5yc1vZara1

It's really a matter of choice how you spell it.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting, I don't think of lacrosse as a rich people sport, but I'm from upstate NY where every public high school has a team.

It is viewed as a preppy sport full of "lax bros" by some.

Sigh. Only by people who don't understand the geography of lax. The DMV is the only area where lax is a private school thing. Everywhere else it is all public. Long Island, Atlanta, New York, etc, all publics. Some people in this area don't "get" that the DMV isn't on most people's horizon.

It’s a public school thing here too. It’s an east coast sport.

The best public school teams here wouldn't break the top half of the IAC or ISL.

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Big game hunting.

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There was data out of elite institutions a while back that showed they were actively discriminating against activities that coded as "ew, those people" - Future Farmers of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, etc.

Refer to activities that the liberal, mostly young white women who do admissions would like, e.g. running a math team for poor kids is less valuable, admissions-wise, than running a slam poetry team for poor kids.

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My kid goes to a ski academy. No disguising it. Hopefully ad comms don’t discriminate against that.

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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.)?

Polo, horse racing.

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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.)?

Oh, I forgot. Fox hunting.

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Short-term community service that you have to pay (sometime big-time) to do, like teaching reading for 5 days in an isolated village in an impoverished distant country or going on a Habitat for Humanity trip to a tropical realm. More subtractions in my mind if that paying community service doesn't obviously align with a serious, long-term interest that begins and continues at home. Less subtraction if it's done with a larger group or activity in which the student is already invested, like a church or a civic organization.

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Did not list Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, even though DC did it for many years and has been so instrumental in finding his strengths and interests.

It's a pay-to-play, and was so expensive.
Although I would still say it was so worth it.

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Why do you care if your child's activities 'reek of privilege'.

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My child's public school has a sailing team. We also have a fencing team. I'm not sure why those would mean my child is rich. Why would being 'rich' mean a less worthy college candidate?

Such a strange question.

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Anonymous wrote:Short-term community service that you have to pay (sometime big-time) to do, like teaching reading for 5 days in an isolated village in an impoverished distant country or going on a Habitat for Humanity trip to a tropical realm. More subtractions in my mind if that paying community service doesn't obviously align with a serious, long-term interest that begins and continues at home. Less subtraction if it's done with a larger group or activity in which the student is already invested, like a church or a civic organization.

Nothing to do with being rich or privileged, but can't imagine a 5-day trip is a worthwhile EC mention.