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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think part of it is that for white kids who are “average” academically it has gotten so much harder to get into the type of universities that were once considered safety schools. So parents are looking for every type of edge. Not even looking for an athletic scholarship, but just a slight advantage in admissions. [/quote] Same was true for academically average asians and assimilated hispanics. Now without affirmative action, academically average blacks and academically below average non-assilated hispanics are in the same boat and need to have good extra curricular activities to compensate for the lackluster academic record. The contrived sob stories about "disadvantaged" upbringings are hard to take seriously when a kid is enrolled in half a dozen outside activities. Maybe the sports bubble will pop and everyone will flock to mathletes and violin lessons. [/quote]
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