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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Why should college need to be purely about academics? In the US, college has traditionally been about developing academically strong students who have a variety of other talents, including, and especially, leadership. College is about developing leaders who contribute to the good of their communities; it is not only about the academics.

It would limit and reduce the significance of the top schools if they were limited to test scores and GPAs to select students. They are looking for talents and qualities that don't show up on a standardized test. 
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Leadership development not limited to athletics but these non athletes don’t get preferential treatment.  Harvard should forgo federal funds and non profit status if they want to have Z lists, donors, legacies, etc. I do not agree to my taxes being used to support such a racist institution.[/quote]

Leadership is a huge part of athletics, but, of course, is not limited to athletics. Candidates with other special talents definitely have a higher chance of being accepted. I know a girl who is a musician who got into an Ivy with lower scores and GPA than other kids from her school who applied, but her musical talent made the difference in her application.

College simply isn't strictly about academics in the US. There are plenty of schools in Canada, the U.K., and Europe where schools are only about academics, but that isn't the case in he US. 
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