I teach high school in Texas. In the recent three years, there are more than 10 students I know who have been accepted to Ivies and Ivey+ schools. Most of them have national awards in one EC and at least state awards in a different area EC, such as music + math, music + robotics, music + sports, CS + debate, math + chess, STEM + sports, etc. One exception was a student who excelled in math and conducted long-term community services applying math knowledge.
My samples are skewed because I teach CS, volunteer for robotics, and have musician kids, so I see quite some students in these areas at very high levels.
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