I've been reading these sorts of articles for nearly 10 or 11 years now, and it's always been from the same people - the NBC, NPR, NYTimes reading upper-middle

I've been reading these sorts of articles for nearly 10 or 11 years now, and it's always been from the same people - the NBC, NPR, NYTimes reading upper-middle class LAC graduates who send their kids to top universities. These sorts of attitudes were unheard of when I was in middle and elementary school, and existed but shunned in my high school. Granted, I did not go to the most competitive high school in the state, but I do often wonder how well these sorts of articles actually translate to the vast majority of students and families who go to places like NC State, where you do not need any real extracurricular involvement to get in.