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This is how I feel as well. Think about how insane it is that these kids feel compelled to do all they do to get into college.
and realize they will stop doing all of it as soon as they get the acceptance[/quote]

At the top schools, this is simply untrue. The level of participation in ECs is VERY high. It's a rare student at the Ivies who doesn't do anything else. That's also true at the top LACs--Williams. Amherst, Swarthmore, etc.

Granted,sometimes it's a different EC. A top debater might get involved itne campus radio station's news or opinion programs. A musician might get involved in a program teaching inner city kids to play musical instruments, etc.

Most kids who genuinely excel in ECs continue doing the same one or an adjacent one though. They play  in the student orchestra, sing in the glee club or opera, dance, work on a student publication, play a varsity or club sport, participate in Model UN, Debate or political groups, get involved in a number of different community service groups, etc.

Indeed, one of the common complaints about the top colleges is hard it can be to get into the most desirable ECs.
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