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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]And if these parents had spent the same amount of time and money, or even less, on an extracurricular activity their children loved, these kids would actually be much better off, both as young people growing into adulthood and as college applicants.[/quote]
They do.  Have you ever stopped to consider the billions of dollars American families spend on year-round club sports activities  and summer camps in NOVA and the DC area?  Billions of dollars on sports/games.  I suspect more spent on club sports, equipment, tournaments than on test-prep.  Tell us how better off our kids are for sports and not academics?  I think the capitalization/ industrialization of sports for children has in fact ruined sports.  When I grew up we all played a variety of sports and simply went to the playgrounds after school and homework to create.  This avenue is all but gone today.[/quote]

We're talking specifically about these families:
[quote]What does that make the kids of pressuring parents like you who spend their childhood reaching for your bar and come up short? Where are the pictures on the prep school sites of the kids who invested hours doing their best but didn't get into TJ? What do their parents think, now that they face a life track no better than your average AP kid? Disappointment? Shame? Would you grace them with your title of "loser"?[/quote]
The ones who spent all the time and money on test prep who came up short of their hopes. Those families may very well have been better off broadening their children's exposure to a variety of extracurriculars, including, but certainly not limited to sports. In fact, sports was not even mentioned in the post that was partially quoted.

Kids who spend time on academics [i]and[/i] a mix of other activities have many, many advantages over kids who spend very little time on anything other than academics. Leadership, organizational skills, persistence, determination, hard work, interpersonal skills: only a few of the areas of growth for kids who explore interests in non-academic areas in their after school time. They develop traits that will benefit them for their entire lives and can make lasting friendships at the same time. As an extra benefit, they become better candidates for college admission. A win-win all around. 
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