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Well, after our first-time college experience, I might have to question that. I think that what colleges should look for are well-rounded students, but in reality I think they actually want a well-rounded student body made up of exceptional, if one-dimentional, students. The school with the best athlete, the musical prodigy and the Siemens winner is well-rounded overall, yes? </p>
<p>Someone said earlier in this thread that a college would probably take a recruitable star athlete ahead of a decent athlete who plays an instrument at a reasonably high level. I tend to agree with that. So maybe athletics as an EC is a great thing for individual development, but not really SO valued by colleges in a person of average ability.</p>