I've been reading a lot about this recently and about how the colleges have responded.

My general understanding is that the schools have stopped looking for how much you've done and instead are trying to see how elite you are in something.

So, it's better to be at a national level in 1 activity than to be regional level in 2 activities or state level in 3.

I mentioned in another thread how many kids (in the absolute sense) score in the top 1% of the SAT or ACT. So, to be elite academically ends up requiring so much more than just top test scores.

Athletically, academically, artistically, etc.

I think the whole thing is fascinating. MY kid is 5 so I'm sure what colleges are looking for will change again before I have to start really thinking about it.