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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Extracurricular activities are not "fair".   Students with access to resources will always have more access to extracurricular activities.  Music sports, dance, science art, drama, writing, travel, etc.   All of these are going to be more available to students that have the money to finance access.[/quote]

How does writing cost money? hiring instructor? 
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Around me, kids get sent off to very very expensive arts camps in the summer to learn, writing and all kinds of other things.[/quote]

Training/Tutoring can help, but like Writing, Sports, Math, etc. these need talent. 
Well, I guess for college admission, you don't need to be at top. Like non-profit, once you get in, who cares.[/quote]

What are you talking about?   If you're trying to use your extracurriculars to help you gain admission to college, the students that invest in their natural talent to get to improve to get to the top can get recruited or get admitted to a more competitive college.    Those that can't or don't invest in honing their talents, won't be able to use talent in the same way.

People with natural talent require a lot of dedication and practice and time to develop it.  That goes for writing or hitting a baseball and everything else.[/quote]

Jane Austen’s family didn’t need to spend any money for her to hone her talent for writing. She just…wrote. [/quote]

She probably also spent endless hours reading, which most likely helped her become an amazing writer. [/quote]

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