| I will agree that when reading CC it kind of gives a skewed view of what college applicants are like. I have said in other threads that where I live, people think that getting into the state flagship U is the best thing that can possibly happen to a kid (and Ferny, I think you know what I'm talking about being from Texas). Most top students don't even consider the ivies or some of the other top schools, except maybe Rice. I don't think it is that they are afraid, it is just that they either don't really know much about them or don't really care. But, reading CC too much can make one feel extremely stupid or provincial. Not all hs kids out there are obsessing over their SAT's and AP's. It's much more likely that they are obsessing over what is going on this weekend. And, they are certainly only doing the EC's that they enjoy doing, not because they will look good on a resume. |