They're taking extra
classes at school,
working part - time jobs, playing sports, and maintaining
hectic after - school schedules with little to no extra time.
«Upper - middle
class families and above have made the determination that college admissions officers devalue paid
work and that if you're not pursuing a
hectic schedule of activities you'll be less appealing to colleges,» said Ron Lieber, author of The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money.