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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is entering middle school. Academically good, is in GT courses, musically talented, has played piano for several years but not at the eleven of winning competitions, not interested in sports, inclined towards stem, Asian. Both immigrant parents with no insight into college admissions here. 
What parents with little knowledge of the college process here. What advice would you give such a kid in terms of what he can do now in order to get into a good college?[/quote]

You want to stand out as an Asian?  Get your kid involved in sports. Not being facetious, at all.

Basically a ticket into most colleges, is to be good at a sport, if you are Asian. [/quote]

Can you please elaborate on this? Are you talking about being a recruited athlete? Because what's the point if you're not? Does being an athlete still help you? Thanks.[/quote]

DP. I think it helps as any other EC by demonstrating you can handle significant workload outside of schoolwork. However, if you read this board you’ll come across a lot of posts reporting deferred/rejected kids with high stats. Many of them have very significant sport ECs. [/quote]

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