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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking at the profiles for a youth award. This is what two white girls headed to HYPS each have:

- All As (mostly APs)
- Founder of own charity (one is volunteering, the other is youth fitness related)
- Hundreds of volunteering hours at senior center, hospice, homeless shelter, children's hospital (since middle school)
- Raised tens of thousands of dollars for charity (since middle school, no less!)
- One plays musical instrument at very high level
- One plays individual sport at very high level (not playing in college)
- Two years working in research lab at local university
- Top 3 placements at regional science or writing events (since 9th)
- Handful of clubs at school, always an officer position (if not president)
- Doesn't mention ACT/SAT but I think we can fill in the blank
- Theater or debate or editor of school paper
- Super clean cut; outgoing, type A personality
- Bilingual

I don't know how the masses can ever compete with super kids like this. :shock: [/quote]

So I guess I need to quit my job to arrange all this music/sport/community service activity. Unless she can squeeze this all into her junior year when she gets her license? Or will they offer these programs through SACC? Wish I made enough to afford a driving nanny to do this, but mortgage and all. [/quote]

There's a late bus. And I volunteered over the summer, primarily. [/quote]

But I have heard many times that  if my kid isn't doing sports and lessons when elementary he won't hl any chance in getting on team or orchestra on high school.  So this crap has to start earlier, when all school offers is SACC. I guess it's like that but articles as how we are competing against Olympic level training and money. [/quote]

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