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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know why this is so hard to grasp, or why this needs to be parsed nine ways to Sunday:

1) UVA is a competetive school for which to be admitted.

2) Given 1), the way to make yourself stand out is to have a stellar résumé.

3) The way to have a stellar résumé is to take the most challenging classes your school offers and do well in them.

4) And yes, that may include pursuing a foreign language as far as you can.

That's it, that's the formula.[/quote]

But why a foreign language, why not take another 5th class as far as you can? [/quote]

Why not a foreign language? It doesn’t seem any more or less worthy than the other topics on the list.[/quote]

DP here. I think that’s the point. Why can’t kids develop “sufficient rigor” in a variety of ways? Why is there only one accepted path to “most rigorous” when so many schools offer so many AP options. [/quote]

Presumably because they want kids to demonstrate rigor across a variety of subjects, including ones that they aren’t naturally inclined towards, rather than already specializing in high school.[/quote]

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