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n2doc

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4. There is also a much higher emphasis on extracurriculars

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 09:45 AM

Jul 2017

Sports, volunteering, etc. Kids are expected to do these things in order to make their applications stand out. Some are legit, many are 'resume padding'. But the game has changed.

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Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average [View all] n2doc Jul 2017 OP

It gets lambasted but that is the reason for the ACT and SAT exboyfil Jul 2017 #1

There is also a much higher emphasis on extracurriculars n2doc Jul 2017 #4

Am betting that there is a huge racial divide Not Ruth Jul 2017 #2

Kodachrome fleabiscuit Jul 2017 #3

Ok, but are all above average? n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #5

I taught for 15+ years before I got sick and this happens all the time. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #6

Unfortunately it happens at the college level also. TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #7

I taught high school for a number of years..............and....... Stuart G Jul 2017 #8

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I was telling someone just yesterday, I graduated from High School with an average of 82.5%... George II Sep 2017 #10