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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post show DCUM's weird aversion to all things they perceive as weirdo/quirky/woke. Honestly, I think they throw in most high school drama departments into this category, ironically usually the most inclusive group of kids in a high school.  (When I saw people calling Northwestern "quirky", I thought, they must mean guys who wear birks?)

Glimpses came about to solve an actual problem: applicants from Asia with great apps but got to campus and were not reflective of their apps. Sometimes with language issues. Clearly they had consultants who wrote their apps.

Also, it's a good way to get keep your URM minority numbers from falling off a cliff.

This is just another product w similar motives: including profit.

What a do really enjoy is that the DCUM mafia feels like these products weed out those "weird" kids, but colleges are fine with the vast majority of weird. [b]Many AO staff were those same drama kids. Stay weird! [/b]Meanwhile, what these programs actually do is show the AO team who are the bros who talk over other people. The frat boys DCUM moms love and AOs do not. They already admitted the athletic recruits. They dont' need more cosplay lax players.

So .. think what you want folks, but the call is coming from inside the house. [/quote]

I've seen this come up again and again on this board, and I don't think "weird" in this context is referring to drama kids.

My sense is that it refers to kids who are 100% focused on academics and highly academic competitions and ECs. These are the kids who have incredible stats and have already achieved all sorts of accolades in high school . . . but they're mostly "solo contributors" rather than collaborative or group-oriented teammates. Add in limited social experience and interaction with more than a handful of peers, and you get "weird".

I think the overall concern is that these kids are going to come to college and live in the library and/or the labs. That's great for their personal knowledge acquisition, but it adds little else during those four years to their peers and to the college community as a whole.

FWIW, I find that "drama kids" are usually the opposite of that. They're very comfortable working in groups and know how to reach out and engage others. They may show up differently than the preppy athlete types, but the fact is that yes, drama kids tend to be very engaged in campus life inside AND outside the classroom. 
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