This is from a story, with link to a discussion in the progressive blog DailyKos: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/4/23/1519330/-The-SAT-vs-Extracurriculars-Class-Bias-in-College-Admissions
Excerpt: "But I want people (mostly the well-off who call for the demise of the SAT) to consider this: Which is more resource-intense--academic excellence or extracurricular experience? Extracurriculars require social connections, disposable income, and the ability to travel. Academic success does require motivation and inspiration, which are hard to come by. Yet access to educational resources is much less dependent upon socioeconomic status (SES) than National Geographic student expeditions or trips to South Africa.
Stanford education professor Sean Reardon has noted in an opinion piece for The New York Times that academic gaps between the rich and poor have increased over the past 30 years in the U.S. But, he notes, “rich-poor gaps in student participation in sports, extracurricular activities, volunteer work and church attendance have grown sharply as well.” The rich are putting more effort than ever into enhancing their children’s success in school, and they’re not doing it solely by supporting their children’s academic development...."
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