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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My oldest kid is applying this cycle so take this as an inexperienced view:

I wonder if there is so much emphasis on extra curriculars bc it’s the piece of the puzzle that is more easily controllable by us parents.  Grades  and ability to succeed in harder class are on our kids.  Other factors that colleges use like need to fill band seats, geographic diversity, full pay is out of our control.  But extra curricular choices we can suggest and push for.

If I had to guess it really doesn’t matter much. [b] I think colleges want to see a kid with more going on than just school.[/b] But I suspect that grades on classes with rigor, test scores matter much more.  I also suspect that many schools are using an AI that helps the score the kid and predict outcome at the score based on previous profiles.   Much more is out of our control than we think. Honestly, that has made me (and my kid) much more relaxed about applications.

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Colleges are communities with a lot of different clubs and activities that contribute to the life of the college. A lot of kids can have high test scores and grades, but what are they doing when not in class? Most schools do not want kids who are only going to be in the library for the other 10 hours every day. They want kids who will help build theater sets, or participate on club/intramural sports or local volunteering on or off campus, tutoring local neighborhood kids, etc.[/quote]

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