Re:Secrets of Elite College Admissions
by JumpCrisscross on Sunday August 30, 2020 @09:10AM
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> This kind of focus on extra-curricular activities is a complete waste of time
Strongly disagree. A big part of university is the campus experience. A college with low extracurricular participation is different from one with lots of it. A good predictor of students who won’t go to class and then be hermits is past activity.
Controls need to be in place to ensure this doesn’t proxy for discrimination. But we’d be amiss ignoring e.g. coding projects, community organisation and other accessible, self-guided extracurricular activities.
Strongly disagree. A big part of university is the campus experience. A college with low extracurricular participation is different from one with lots of it. A good predictor of students who won’t go to class and then be hermits is past activity.
Controls need to be in place to ensure this doesn’t proxy for discrimination. But we’d be amiss ignoring e.g. coding projects, community organisation and other accessible, self-guided extracurricular activities.