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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was surprised how mean and judgmental people can be about other people’s kids. Adult snark is one thing, mocking teenagers quite another. Regardless of the anonymous nature of this forum, I don’t understand why anyone feels the need to belittle a high schooler’s character, intellect, or choice of ECs, college, major, etc.[/quote]

I admit anonymously to being overly harsh about a few kids who appear to have waltzed into tippy top schools to play sports but have not done anything close to the academic work my kid and friends have done (many of whom are still waiting for decisions).

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Until I had a kid with tippy top athletic ability and saw the amount of work that goes into "waltzing" into any school . . . [/quote]

+1. I am hoping my very hard working and ambitious DD, currently an 8th grader, will drop her sport in HS, because it is taking an insane amount of time and hard work will likely not pay off. On the other hand, I don't wan to advise her to do that because she has played it for 7 years, loves it, has many friends on the team, and it would be difficult to walk away. She is a top student at a rigorous school but has very little time for anything else. [/quote]

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