Oyin Adedoyin
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first heard Mar 2023
last heard Feb 2025
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For one, standardized test scores like the SATs and the ACTs are carrying a lot less weight in the college application process now.
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And college admissions consultants are saying that the Supreme Court's June decision to outlaw affirmative action
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may put even more pressure on non-academic activities like those extracurriculars you were talking about, including skills and sports.
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Even after-school programs that are usually more affordable have also been having trouble even keeping up with the demand in recent years.
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And that's leaving a lot of kids out.
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How much are families spending on them?
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According to a recent survey from LendingTree, families are spending upwards of $700 per kid on extracurriculars a year.
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But that's even on the low end for some families that are employing private coaches or even shelling out for lessons and competitive travel teams as well.
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Yeah.
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It can get even more expensive, even, you know, well into the thousands.
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Competitive sports like cheerleading, fencing, and even golf and soccer are seeing increases in the number of kids that are involved.
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And those kids are starting at younger ages.
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We're also seeing this in the arts.
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Parents are paying more money for private art coaches or guitar lessons.
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And this is something that increased a lot following the pandemic.
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Financial advisors told me that while this is something we've always seen in more affluent families, other families that are more middle or low income are blowing their budgets on this and they're even going into debt.
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In a recent study of about 6 million college applications from researchers at the University of Maryland, it showed that wealthier students and private school students, as well as white and Asian American students, reported more extracurricular activities and more awards, as well as more top leadership positions in those activities.
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So that shows that these are students that have been well involved in things over time.
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What are some of the benefits that parents are hoping for here?
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The end goal is, of course, to expose kids to new activities, get them to come out of their shell, and even get them to dive into something that they're interested in.
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