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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Puppetry or playing the mandolin?
Are those skills not dependent on parents income level?
Political activity? At 17 the kids just regurgitate their parents beliefs, no indepent thinking there[/quote]

Well, my DC definitely does not regurgitate my political beliefs.  And puppetry and mandolin were examples I pulled out of the air, but really, there are plenty of parents in this area who can't afford private school/expensive "service" trips/SAT tutors/travel soccer, but they can afford a friggin' mandolin.  Or pen and paper for writing.  Or . . . whatever.  You don't have to be wealthy to have an unusual interest.  [/quote]

While I admire the thought here, I'm not sure playing mandolin in your bedroom is going to do it. My DC plays ukelele and I definitely intend to write the colleges that she plays it like Paganini ( :wink: ), but I imagine their reaction will be, "awww, her mother loves her!"  To get into a competitive college you need to excel at something that's juried or peer-reviewed -  you get selected by your youth orchestra to solo in front of a large audience, you win a national writing competition, your classmates elect you president of student government or some club, you are nationally ranked in some sport. Some of this is free (getting yourself elected, entering writing competitions), but other things (music lessons, coaches) can cost major bucks.[/quote]

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