A full application of out-of-classroom activities doesn't necessarily win admission to undergrad business programs. Undergraduate B-schools have a message for college applicants treating extracurricular activities like an all-you-can-eat buffet: Stop gorging.

While most standardized test scores correlate well to a child's classroom grades, there is a certain subset of students who do fantastic in class, but do poorly on standardized tests. It is never good to try to pigeonhole students, for each case is unique, but from dealing with many of these students there are three main reasons for this discrepancy. Looking at these reasons is important because once the problem is understood, corrective action can be taken to help students overcome these problems and perform up to their level on tests.