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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP I see posts like OP’s on here so often but at our school (independent feeder school not in DVM or NYC), those kinds of ECs are almost unheard of. Kids play varsity sports, do things like write for the school paper, theater, debate, and each year 25- 30 out of 100 seniors get into Ivy/top 15. I’ve never heard of anyone publishing any research let alone develop an AI service used by real corporate clients[/quote]

Same outcomes at our non-DMV private.

But kids do unusual sports outside of school (fencing; sailing; squash; equestrian) and that gets noticed esp if there are accolades.
PT Jobs/internships too.

Niche hobbies (woodworking; agricultural related; beekeeping; birdwatching; urban farming) are also growing more common.

But no businesses with corporate clients etc.[/quote]
Same outcomes at our DMV private.

Don’t worry, high schoolers publishing “ground breaking” research in respected journals is not the norm. [/quote]

You seem to really hate on kids that are interested in science and science research.  In our public high School there is a 4-year research program and yes, part of it is a research project summer of junior year.  I don't know if it is correctly categorized as and EC or regular rigorous coursework.  It is a bit of both.   It is not popular but it exists and the geeky kids that do it tend to do really well with their college admissions.[/quote]
DP but it doesn’t really make sense for a high school student to do research, unless they’re extremely prodigious. For the most part, they can’t contribute much.[/quote]

What are you talking about.  It's a program for high school kids that are interested in research. It's not required.  No one is born knowing how to do science research. You learn how to do it.

They start with basic scientific method. They learn how to read research papers. They learn how to find reliable sources for information. They learn how to do citations. They learn how to collect data. They learn how to analyze and manipulate data.

You think they start out doing some kind of advanced scientific research. Don't be ridiculous.  They start as 9th graders and they progress for 4 years in their education and knowledge.[/quote]

Well said.  There are kids who actually like learning science.  I'm surprised by the anti-intellectualism of some of the people who post here.[/quote]

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