I wasn't talking about admissions to US schools. My post that you were replying to was specifically talking about admissions to non-US universities. I thought the rest of your reply, concerning Canada, made it clear that you understood that, hence my confusion! But I see now that you had read my "American" as pertaining to US citizens, where I meant it to pertain to US universities.

It's hardly news that foreigners who apply to universities that admit on the basis of extra-curricular activities also have to care about extra-curricular activities, is it?

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