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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my kids were in high school, we kept hearing that colleges liked to see four years of a language, but also liked four years of band. They liked to see them to take the most challenging courses (Ap sciences and multivariable calculus,) and also really liked to see students with the IB diploma.They wanted to see students doing more than just studying (drama club, sports, interesting extra curriculars, [b]Olympic medal) and also wanted to see students who were kind and genuine, and leaders in their community. They wanted to see students who had done something spectacular (patent on a cure for cancer, Intel science fair). [/b]They wanted kids with a real passion for something. Meanwhile the state outlines for a diploma determined most of the courses they had to take.

It seemed to me that kids could not do all these things.[/quote]

Not this stuff. Sure - an Olympic medal helps you get into Stanford but a few other kids get in too. 
The extra curricular stuff is less important than the academics .[/quote]

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