Does doing well in debate help in college admissions

Applying to College
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My son is junior, looking at ivy league schools. Does anyone know if doing well in competitive debate helps in the admissions process? He rec’d 4 gold bids to TOC, rank top 50 debater in the nation, besides debate, he rec’d national AP scholar, top 1% PSAT, SAT scores. and 3.89 GPA,

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Debate helps it a lot, and in some schools it’ll make up for the lowish GPA.

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Definitely.