Is It Better To Be Academically Well-Rounded Or Lopsided?

Dad_of_3
Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:31:04 +0000

This is completely anecdotal - when our older kids were in HS, many of those who we thought “knews the ways of the world” in college applications indicated that kid had to be well rounded to do well in top institutions. Now I hear from a similar crowd that extreme passion in an area trump well-roundedness in one student; the college, we’re told will try to make itself well rounded by getting a kids with passions in different areas.

By and large, most have told us that you are rewarded for taking the “hardest track” that’s available.