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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the only real EC hook is athletic recruitment.[/quote]

We know someone recruited to Harvard for debate from a W. school.  [/quote]

I am not sure what the Sidwell parent could mean by this.  Harvard does not recruit for its Debate team, as it does not recruit for its Model United Nations team, the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club, The Crimson, the Jazz Bands, or the Collegium Musicum.  In that sense those student activities and organizations are different than the Harvard Athletics teams, which coaches do actually recruit for, although they do not provide any athletic scholarships to students.  However, these types of activities and interests can be characterized as meaningful extracurriculars or 'hooks' that may help a candidate to stand out in her or his application.  I suppose the Director of Choral Activities could - but likely does not (?) - let the Admissions Office know that they need more voices in a certain year, and I do not doubt that some students may reach out to the Director of the Harvard Band to let her or him know they are applying and can play the rare tuba.  The student you know who was admitted to Harvard may have been an attractive candidate because they were a good high school debater, but was probably not technically recruited to debate for the university.   [/quote]

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