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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a preteen who spends 99% of his time training for his unpopular sport (in which he is nationally ranked) and a high schooler who spends every summer at every medical and hospital program he can find because he wants to be a doctor.

How do colleges view kids that are passionate and dedicated, but only to one thing? [/quote]

They love it.[/quote]

Do they pay attention to anything at all a kid does pre HS?  I don't think that they do. Well, other than HS credit courses taken.[/quote]

Colleges love to see really long term involvement in an activity. Kids can write about their years of involvement in their essays, so that's one way admissions people know that the applicant been doing x since first grade or fourth or whatever.

They'll also know from the level of achievement noted. Kids going to high level music or sports or dance camps didn't just start last year. Sometimes in an application kids can note that a program was very selective. For instance, they can say, " I was selected as one of 200 out of 2000 who tried out." Colleges like kids who have stuck with an activity, worked hard, and pursued it to a high level. 
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