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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw this Reddit comment about research in high school (https://old.reddit.com/r/AskProfessors/comments/1tg9z5l/high_schooler_interning_at_a_toptier_research/omfaesb/):

“Sigh. High school students shouldn't be doing this.

Maybe just enjoy what's left of your childhood?

And don't participate in things that pad your college applications in a way that's totally unfair to other students who aren't connected to/don't live near/can't afford/don't know about intern opportunities at research universities.
But really this is on the professor who's supporting this nonsense.”

So if students shouldn’t be doing this, what extracurriculars should they do? Even things like sports or robotics favor the privilege [/quote]

What’s left of your childhood?

[b]100 years ago these kids would be working in factories and on farms. Some would be married with families.This notion of some mythical, sacrosanct “childhood” is a modern invention[/b]. [/quote]

+1000

Life is unfair and apparently DCUM just now realized it.

Being born American is an unfair advantage over the vast majority of the world population.

Being born to rich parents is an unfair advantage.

Being born to a two parent household is an unfair advantage.

Being born to a household with a stay at home parent is an unfair advantage.

Being born to a parent who is dedicated to education is an unfair advantage.

Being in a good neighborhood with lots of educated families is an unfair advantage.

A child who has none of these is at a huge disadvantage to one who has several or all of these.

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These advantages are not unfair. They are the product of prior planning and sacrifice.[/quote]

You aren’t bright enough to step in. Please stay on the sidelines of the conversation.[/quote]

I’m sorry you’re too dumb to understand that my kids have advantages because I planned it that way, just as my parents made those plans for me. [/quote]

That is fabulous for you and your kids. Congratulations!  You get a cookie.

I also think that your kid’s research position should not bear more weight in the application process than the kid that worked 30 hours a week at Wendy’s during the school year. [/quote]

Does it? 
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