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[quote=Anonymous]My little brother started at Stanford in 1996 and at the parent session on welcome weekend they told the parents they had, not a class of well-rounded students, but a well-rounded class filled with students who had deep interests in a variety of areas. My mother noted the comment because it was the first time she had heard that idea—we went to a prep school that, back in the 90s, that was all about producing well-rounded “Renaissance” students for old-fashioned college admissions. So I would say the “spike” thing has been around for a while, and has been working its way down from the most selective schools. (And also, when was the last time you heard “Renaissance”? I feel like that word was everywhere when I was applying to schools.)[/quote]
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