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nonacademic

British  
/ ˌnɒnækəˈdɛmɪk /

adjective

  1. not related to, involved in, or trained in academic disciplines

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“The key focus is to protect academic functions by looking for ways to cut nonacademic costs.”

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The new data shows that among students with the same test scores, the colleges gave preference to the children of alumni and to recruited athletes, and gave children from private schools higher nonacademic ratings.

From Seattle Times

The colleges in the study generally give applicants numerical scores for academic achievement and for more subjective nonacademic virtues, like extracurricular activities, volunteering and personality traits.

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The researchers said that, accounting for differences in the way each school assesses nonacademic credentials, they found similar patterns at the other colleges that shared data.

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But they had significantly higher nonacademic ratings.

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