<p>I disagree about Mr.Wang being too intense. From the name, I assume he is an Asian parent. He has read about Asian parents focusing only on academics and music; he wants to help his child to develop different interests. There's no point, in junior year, telling him that his child is like 10,000 other Asian students applying to selective colleges and he should have tried some sports.</p>
<p>But the overall point that students should be helped in developing their OWN interests is valid. These interests can be in sports, in community service, in the arts or in some academic area. My son was/is a math science nerd who was admitted to the two highly selective schools to which he applied. He had only one EC, which was science. No sports whatsoever.</p>