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[quote=Anonymous]Our experience was that Macalester is holistic, actually cares about well-rounded individuals or something. My fear would be that the Admissions Committee saw she had done nothing else and concluded that she was a grind who had to work really hard for her good grades vs. someone who was naturally smart. They may conclude that she did no extracurriculars because it was a struggle for her to get those grades or that she spent all her time being tutored, going to Stanley Kaplan, etc. Best not leave those ten spaces for extracurriculars blank. Heck she must do something other than watching TV. Does she have a favorite author and has she read all the author's books? Is she involved with church? It's really dangerous for you to present her to colleges as 'here's someone who won't contribute to the college community at all.' There will be someone else with the exact same grades PLUS extracurriculars and that will be your competition.[/quote]
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