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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]thought this was helpful:

"During the school year, 25 hours is a solid amount of time to devote to extracurricular pursuits. If a student lists many more hours, admissions officers may find it difficult to believe (even if it’s true). If a student lists significantly fewer hours, admissions officers may question the student’s commitment.

But it’s not like all of a student’s extracurricular activities should be spread out evenly. For instance, if a student is involved in five activities during the school year, admissions officers don’t love to see that a student participates in each one of those activities for five hours. They’d rather see a spike in the activities that showcase a student’s singular hook."

https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/extracurricular-activities/are-extracurriculars-important-college-admissions

https://www.saraharberson.com/blog/the-foolproof-way-to-order-extracurricular-activities[/quote]

25 hours a week for extracurriculars on top of 35 hours a week for school is insane. When are teens supposed to find the time to do normal teen stuff? Chasing girls, shenanigans in the Walmart parking lot, etc. I played a sport in high school that probably required an average of 10 hours a week between practice and games, but that was just in season, which lasted less than half the school year. Senior year I was on a student government committee that met twice a month after school for about an hour. That was it as far as extracurriculars, and I got in everywhere I applied. Not joker schools either. The expectations foisted on today's teens are masochistic. No wonder this generation is having a mental health crisis.[/quote]

This is what happens when you try to quota Asians out from top schools by adding requirements that white people think Asian kids aren't good at. Asians still end up being at the top of those requirements as well. So you need to add another criterion, and so on.[/quote]

OMFG we get it, it's harder for asians to get into good schools because they are already packed to the brim with asians and they don't want the schools to look like a cricket match on lunar new year.

But most students are not competing with the asians, asians are competing amongst themselves so it really doesn't hurt anyone else when they discriminate against asians.  They are in their own private little arms race.

And it's not like white people engage in the activities that admissions committees like.  The admissions committees like the activities that white people engage in, that's why they can say "pursue your passion" because whatever their passion is, it will be highly valued.  Watch how quickly pickleball becomes an important college sport for women[/quote]

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