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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a STEM faculty at an R1 and had I wanted, I could easily get a colleague in a different department to have one of my kids join their research group and tag along on their papers doing nothing of value such as washing test tubes or putting the final touch on an experiment that is already 99% completed. I could return the favor by having one of the colleague's kids join mine. We could easily "wink, wink" and create a win-win situation for both. But I don't do it. Because it's just wrong.

My refusal to play the game probably has hurt my kid in this college application season that just ended. She was waitlisted/rejected by 9 of the 10 t20s but was fortunate enough to get into 1 t10 (that she'll attend). Would research have made a difference, affording her the luxury of choosing between multiple t20s? Who knows. But looking back, I was glad to not have used my position to gain inappropriate advantages for my kid.[/quote]

Good for you. So what extracurriculars are legit for kids?[/quote]

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