Extracurriculars and college admissions, long-awaited reforms to U.S. agency rules, and working toward an Atlantic-Asian security community.
Extracurricular involvement in high school is not a level playing field Extracurricular activities like music lessons and sports are often highly valued in college admissions. But many students face barriers to participation, including time, money, and legacies of historical exclusion. Julie J. Park and Brian Heseung Kim highlight the large disparities in extracurricular activities by race and income and explain how the college admissions process can take these into account. Read more | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |