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[quote=Anonymous]Colleges have moved from wanting well rounded kids to wanting pointy kids that they put together to make a well rounded class. That’s what the college counselors say at least. I think it’s dumb because you end up with a group of kids who are all siloed in their experiences. I also suspect it increases mental health stress for college classes. I’ve come to believe the college application process is pushing families towards trends that are a long term negative for society. The number and depth of extracurriculars they expect is ridiculous, and doesn’t leave time for developmentally appropriate things like dating. And then everyone complains that 20-somethings don’t date, the young men don’t know how to talk to or treat women and are resentful, people aren’t having enough kids, etc. There are a lot of reasons for it, but this college-driven push to have teens super scheduled in structured extracurricular endeavors in a big part of it, I think. [/quote]
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