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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like so many straight A students who were chief school newspaper editor, captain of a varsity sports team, volunteering, and more who can't even get to VA Tech. I don't know what people who get into schools like Michigan or the Ivy Leagues are doing in high school. [/quote]

My daughter's friend who got into Yale was an Asian male with a very high wGPA who won Science Olympiad competitions and is an advanced string player.

Straight A doesn't mean anything, OP, you should know this. There is a world's difference between an A in a regular classs and an A in an AP class. [b]Kids who get into the top colleges have 10+ APs, have a national level EC, etc. [/b]Your newpaper editing and team captainship worked a generation ago, but not today. [/quote]

This is sounds exhausting. Kids have no time to be kids.[/quote]
They have a ton of time. It's really not that unachievable. We have a ton of college options. If you don't want to be competitive for the top ones, tap out and go to a decent one.[/quote]

If you go to school all day, play sports after school, eat dinner and have hours of homework, how the hell do you have a ton if time? [/quote]

The person you’re replying to obvious thinks sports are a waste of time. I agree with you. Plus, I went to a T10 school and have really decelerated my life in the last 20 years. My DH (who went to an avg state school) has the big job and makes all the money. All my school taught me is there has to be more to life than over-achievement. I was right. The key is contentment. [/quote]

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