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[quote=Anonymous]Elite colleges know something that many straight A high school students (and their parents) haven't figured out yet: academic success is only one measure of an applicant's potential. Harvard and other schools of that ilk aren't merely looking for kids who are going to succeed as college students, but who are going to make their mark as adults through interesting/meaningful/lucrative pursuits that reinforce the school's reputation, feeds its endowment, and inspires other awesome people to apply to Harvard et al too.

As my husband and I help our kids through the college process, I try to imagine being an admissions officer, looking for signs of authenticity in a sea of club presidencies, real vs. lightweight AP courses, regional sports awards, and my personal favorite, "service projects" performed by kids who have never worked a day their in the lives. At least with legacies and athletes, these schools know what they're getting. But all the cookie cutter star students must be very, very difficult to differentiate.

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