Current College Admissions Practices

San Francisco Chronicle
Joanne Levy-Prewitt
Sunday, December 2, 2007

College Bound
A weekly guide to higher education

Question: My wife and I are guardians of our grandson, a sophomore in high school. He plays football and, despite several moves and family turmoil in the past few years, gets good grades. An acquaintance told us that to get into college, our grandson must do more, such as do civic volunteer work, be active in our church, or play multiple sports. She suggested he get a job after school, too.

Is this true? We are retired and are dedicated to giving him everything he needs. We realize that times have changed since our own children went to college.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/02/BAFUTJBAB.DTL