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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The list is just so blah.  Was there any national recognition in any activity or was he in a travel team or anything special?  Being a club officer is a dime a dozen, unless it’s actually a hard club to get into like editor in chief of the school newspaper.  This list doesn’t make your child different from anybody else.  A lot of kids here have already been published or have gone over and beyond in their respective activities.  Some arbitrary “feeding the homeless” is not enough.  [/quote]

OP here. That's why I asked. Thanks. [/quote]

Agree with PP that the list is fine but will not advantage the applicant in vis-a-vis other applicants to top 20 schools.   Just for example my kid was accepted to an Ivy last year with (1) twelve community college credits in his academic area of interest during HS, (2) multiple cash prizes for contents in that same academic area of interest, (3) 1580 SAT and 4.0 UW GPA, (4) college run summer program in the same academic area, (5) varsity and club team sport.  [/quote]

This just screams privilege. [/quote]

That is odd because we received financial aid from the Ivy.[/quote]

+1.  Community college classes are just $175 per credit -- definitely not only for the privileged.  Even club sports will offer "scholarship" money for those who need it.[/quote]

Most club sports will not. Trust me, I know. And 12 community college credits is over $2k. Summer programs are very expensive as well, and before you tell me that there are scholarships, some kids need to work during the summers. 
I don’t know this persons story, but I agree that this seems like the stereotypical white kid in Great Falls type resume.

Most of us who qualify for significant need based aid have kids applying with school based clubs and sports and a job  on the weekends and summers. [/quote]

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