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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not that they serve as a proxy or some sort of secret signal of wealth. It's that colleges want students who are well rounded, and wealth allows you to pursue more ECs, or pursue the more extensively. So the wealthy student has an advantage. There was a time when ECs were by and large something you did through schools (sports, music, etc.) so theoretically everyone was operating on the same playing field. Not so much the case anymore.[/quote] Also, your average MC/LMC/poor kid is not applying to T25 schools. They are applying to state Universities, private schools within a 2-3 hour drive that give merit if the CC or parent is even aware that they give merit---other wise they are applying to local state schools and hoping they can afford it. They are not applying to T40 schools, because it's not even on their radar. [/quote]
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