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Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions... by runarberg on Monday March 28, 2022 @07:19PM (#30836791)
Seriously, is there no talk about how unfair the notion of extra-curricular activities is in the US? It is one of these things that gave me a major culture shock moving into the US. Things like giving an advantage to people that have so many hours of volunteer work feels a really blatant way to give an unfair advantage to folks that are already way privileged and over represented.
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Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions... by cma on Monday March 28, 2022 @07:31PM (#30836880)
> Does working help you get into college?

>Yes! Having a job in high school can definitely look good on your college application. As long as it doesn't end up negatively impacting other key areas such as academic performance and extracurricular participation, working in high school is an excellent way to increase the strength of your application.

https://admissionsight.com/will-a-high-school-job-help-or-hu...

It does seem pretty screwed up. I don't see how working couldn't have a negative impact on time for extracurricular activities. Or say someone wasn't even officially a worker, like providing care for elderly relatives living at home.

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Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions... by fallingknife on Monday March 28, 2022 @08:40PM (#30837341)
> As long as it doesn't end up negatively impacting other key areas such as academic performance and extracurricular participation

lol

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