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Lack Of Money For Extracurricular Activities Amongst Underprivileged Kids

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1) List three national stories or issues that you think could be localized to Columbia. Lack of money for extracurricular activities amongst underprivileged kids Affordable housing in college communities and beyond Gender inequality amongst salary 2) In a couple of paragraphs, explain the issue on which you’d like to focus. Why is it particularly newsworthy for Columbia? I would like to focus on the lack of money for extracurricular activities amongst underprivileged kids. I think this is a very important issue that is never talked about in the news and one that needs to be brought to life. When most people get to the “extracurricular activities” section of a college application, they just list all the things that they were able to do and don’t put any thought in it. It looks great, because it shows that you can not only do your school work, but balance other activities as well. But what we don’t understand is that many kids never get that chance to participate in these activities, and therefore they don’t get to fill out that section and they get left behind. Take football for a small example. It looks great on a resume because it is time consuming and takes a lot of willpower. It shows that you can work with a team and if you are a distinguished athlete with some awards, you might even get some money to go play it in college. But the sport is expensive, a cost that some families can’t afford to take on. It is estimated that the gear alone costs $650, not to

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