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What I'm saying though, is so-called "well-rounded" kids aren't that "well-"rounded. They're just "rounded". I'd love to see a kid who was the president of a couple clubs and see how she fares, but so far that has alluded me.[/quote]

I have one of those kids, he applied to colleges last year.  Harvard and Princeton did not want him, another top 10 (non-Ivy) school took him.   I have no idea what happened with Princeton, but Harvard was at least partially bad luck.  The kid was one of top 10-20 (depends on how you count) nationally ranked in a certain activity, and it just happened so that last year another 10+ top people from the same bunch applied to Harvard EA; we know 5 that got in.  Two were legacies, two brought in geographic diversity (all else equal, it helps to be from the South), one was simply overall amazing (I don’t want to give any details as it will probably out him immediately).   So, in addition to the overall competition with Harvard, my kid faced a very tough competition with respect to his specific strength.  In another year things might have played out differently.  [/quote]

It's good  that talent is being distributed. Congrats to your kid. [/quote]

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