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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Extracurriculars/activities/sports don't matter one bit. [b] Grades and test scores are the only thing most schools really look at[/b].[/quote]

You've gotta be kidding.  The first cut is race and gender.  Even very high grades and test scores won't get applicants belonging to certain groups into a selective school.[/quote]

I think this is an overstatement.  I agree there is bias, but I think this overstates it if you are referring to schools that have holistic admissions.[/quote]

Even if they didn't matter at all -- which I disagree with -- I would feel like a failure as a parent if instead of giving my kids opportunities to be creative and to make art and music all I did was drive them to cram schools and have them spend the summer inside studying for their SAT's instead of participating in swim team and other activities.  I'm raising individuals, not test scores.  I want my kids to have a good relationship  with their bodies and the lifelong joy of physical fitness, making music.  I want to have some nice family memories of camping and hiking, and not just memories of driving them to Kumon.[/quote]

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