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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the problem is that elite college admissions nowadays requires one to create a resume juggling so many extracurricular at a high level in addition to maintaining a near perfect GPA with high rigor courseload. This naturally favors students who have project management and executive function skills that I bet many adults do not even have. On average, girls are
better able to juggle all
this particularly in the early high school years because they mature faster and just tend to be more organized. Obviously, there are outliers for both females and males, but I’m just talking about general trends. I bet many of those smart but somewhat scattered
boys mature and “get it” by late high school and college, but by then it is hard to catch up to those who have been building up the resume experiences and skills from an earlier age. [/quote]

I will add that in today's college admission landscape playing a sport gets you nowhere (unless you are recruited). Yet it takes up a ton of time and many are basically year round now. Does not leave a lot of time for other activities, but sports IMO are important to a boys feeling of wellbeing on social connections.[/quote]

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