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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a spin off from the thread about the middle class family who has three daughters who have attended/earned degrees from Duke, Wharton, and a chemical engineering degree from an unspecified school.  I am truly shocked by the number of posters who seemed to think this was typical results for academically minded middle class families.  Speaking as someone who is very academically minded and middle class, I do not see this type of college attendance as normal at all among children of  middle class families, even those who stress education.  My own children are only in middle school and so far have earned all A's. However, despite being involved in sports and other extracurriculars, I do not see them building the impressive resumes that are necessary to attend colleges of this caliber.  I simply do not have the money/time to spend on doing what is needed to have my children perform at a very advanced level in their chosen activities.  For those of you who think attending schools like Duke and Penn are ordinary for children of smart, middle class parents.  What types of things are you doing (especially on the extracurricular activity front) to make this seem like no big deal?[/quote]

[b]Average extracurricular activities that demonstrate a sustained interes[/b]t, straight As, and mid 1500s on the SATs will get it done.  The kids going to Duke and Penn didn't cure cancer.[/quote]

I'm curious to know what your idea of "average extracurricular activities that demonstrate sustained interest" are?  Would you consider playing flute for all 4 years in the Marching Band to be good enough?  Being an average player on the soccer team throughout high school?[/quote]

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