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This thread is sort of ridiculous. Colleges want people who will succeed in the college, who will contribute to the college while they are there, and who, after graduation, will bring glory to the college's name. And why should they not?
The people who will meet these criteria are different for different colleges. People who did research in high school have potential to become great researchers. Athletes at schools with major athletic programs bring in alumni donations and provide the student body with a means of recreation. Student government kids could be future business executives or politicians. Sustained commitment to specific activities indicates that the student has the discipline necessary to succeed at that college.
People here do also tend to get so focused on the non-academic side of things that they forget that your grades, rigor of schedule, and test scores really do matter. It's just that they only matter to a certain point. Presumably they stop mattering beyond that point because the school has determined that beyond that point, they are no longer useful for determining whether those students will be successful.
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