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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My point is that the activities should be ones that the students themselves find, pursue, and succeed at on their own, and not ones a consultant and parents select for them. [/quote]

You don't seem to understand how those activities are selected.  
[b]They don't give you a list of lessons to sign up for, they go through your current interests and highlight the ones you might want to focus on and guide you towards other activities that are similar or close to what you already love.[/b]

Maybe you have 6 activities and you are just OK at all of them, but your sumo wrestling is about to become an NCAA women's sport and you would be recruitable in your weight class if you could reclaim some time by putting your competitive jenga and lemonade stand on hold for a bit.

Maybe you love playing D&D because you love playing D&D because you really enjoy immersing yourself into the character.  They might suggest you pursue drama club or something.
Of maybe you love D&D because you love weaving together worlds for your players to adventure in, so maybe you should take some writing classes to learn how to turn those ideas into stories.

You do not understand college admissions better than an experienced college consultant.

With that said, most of the time, they don't really add a whole lot of value aside from helping you pick out some schools that you would be extremely happy at but aren't on your radar.[/quote]

this is true.

if you kid has love ukelele for years, they might say, hey: maybe start teaching ukelele or start some sort of local band?
if your kid loves birding and crocheting, hey, make little birds with crochet and sell on etsy.
if your kid loves nature and started the environmental club, they might say, hey, these 2 summer programs are great, and you might want to get a job planting trees this summer.
if a kid loves politics but is also an artist, hey, there's this local/state art council with your lawmakers your junior should apply for, and a job at an art gallery. and don't forget to max out on those advanced art credits so you can create the art portfolio next year.

its not manufacturing "trendy" or "hot" ECs out of thin air. the interests are already there. sometimes there isn't someone at home to help thread everything together.

there's one clueless, dense know-it-all "ivy mom of 2" on here who LOVES to spew her nonsense about her fabulously gifted and amah-ZING kids. She needs a life. [/quote]

These are great ideas, just be mindful that the impact of these is minimal for top schools. We all know you need near perfect score, top of class with most rigorous classes. Whether you crochet or plant trees, or best sumo wrestler in country, is not what will get your kids in to top school no matter how great the suggestions are. Obviously the kids with perfect scores who are more interesting have an advantage.[/quote]

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