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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But an introvert can be intellectually curious and pursue his/her interests with zeal.  As a former admissions officer, I saw many kids like this who were quite successful in college applications.  In fact, they were often more successful than the kids described by some PPs as loaded up with extracurriculars for which they have no real passion (an overused term, I know -- my apologies, but I"m writing fast here).  Selective colleges aren't looking for a class full of team captains and club presidents (and I say this as the parent of 3 kids who were exactly that and who did quite well in college admissions), they also need a few poets, a few history geeks and a few kids who will live in the lab until they get to the bottom of whatever they're chasing.  The thing is, though, grades alone will not demonstrate that kind of commitment.  Entering contests is a good idea, but even that doesn't nececessarily show a sustained pursuit of a goal.  That's what distinguishes succesful applicants in a pool full of top GPAs and test scores.   [/quote]

This is helpful and interesting. My question, though, is whether a college wanting a "few" history geeks or lab rats to balance out a class of team captains, really constitutes "good odds" for the average introverted geek. Is it sort of like applying to a top 3 private, where everyone will tell you that the school takes "a few normal kids of government workers" but the reality is that they take 1/20 of every government worker offspring, but 1/3 of every administration official, 1/4 of every big donor, et cetera. If my kid were a history geek with just a few ECs, but maybe winning the MD history contest 2 years running, what would her chances really be of getting one of the 2-3 slots they give to introverted history geeks, compared to the 200 slots for athletes?[/quote]

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