Best advice for students of average-above average intelligence to get into elite schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous[b wrote:]Let your kid follow his/her passions and interests while working hard in rigorous classes.[/b]
There are hundreds of good/great colleges and universities that will get your child where she/he wants to be in life. She/he will get into several of them.

And if your kid's passion is skateboarding that's not going to do jack sh** for him. If it's not too late encourage your kid to get into an activity where there are a lot of opportunities to earn awards. [/quote

I did not select/direct any of my kids activities. They are both in Top 20 schools and did not earn any “awards”. You are a clueless dolt.

Which means they likely naturally have a super high IQ and knocked it out of the park in their test scores.. and GPA came easy to them.. that’s what they brought to the table but that is not the situation here.

[Anonymous]

OP, does your kid have any inkling of what he would like to do yet? I definitely agree with finding the right fit.

Test prep helps and finding a midrange HS where he can get good grades while applying himself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:08:43 , PP is not an idiot. One only has to have 25% of minority genes to be able to check that box on the college application. Every little added hook helps.

The box you check will have no bearing on your application unless your racial identity is reflected in your activities, essays, and teacher recs. It's not like admissions offices don't know about people who think like this PP. Race is a social construct. Thanks to slavery and rape, many African-Americans have that much "white" in their heritage. It never seemed to make a difference under Jim Crow, redlining, or deed covenants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:08:43 , PP is not an idiot. One only has to have 25% of minority genes to be able to check that box on the college application. Every little added hook helps.

The box you check will have no bearing on your application unless your racial identity is reflected in your activities, essays, and teacher recs. It's not like admissions offices don't know about people who think like this PP. Race is a social construct. Thanks to slavery and rape, many African-Americans have that much "white" in their heritage. It never seemed to make a difference under Jim Crow, redlining, or deed covenants.

You're very naive and/or stupid. Admin officers only care about hitting their racial quotas and making sure those admits graduate in 4-6 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:08:43 , PP is not an idiot. One only has to have 25% of minority genes to be able to check that box on the college application. Every little added hook helps.

The box you check will have no bearing on your application unless your racial identity is reflected in your activities, essays, and teacher recs. It's not like admissions offices don't know about people who think like this PP. Race is a social construct. Thanks to slavery and rape, many African-Americans have that much "white" in their heritage. It never seemed to make a difference under Jim Crow, redlining, or deed covenants.

You're very naive and/or stupid. Admin officers only care about hitting their racial quotas and making sure those admits graduate in 4-6 years.

And another thread goes into the dumpster.

[Anonymous]

OP, I worry about this question. What does your child want? And are you full pay? What can you afford? I think you need to have a conversation with your child about how the next few years will have a real world impact on their future college possibilities and then back off. There are a number of academic late bloomers and social late bloomers. You are not giving your child a chance but simply labeled them as X. I am sure you have good intentions but your rhetoric can be psychologically hurtful to your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous[b wrote:]Let your kid follow his/her passions and interests while working hard in rigorous classes.[/b]
There are hundreds of good/great colleges and universities that will get your child where she/he wants to be in life. She/he will get into several of them.

And if your kid's passion is skateboarding that's not going to do jack sh** for him. If it's not too late encourage your kid to get into an activity where there are a lot of opportunities to earn awards.

Sick. Your skateboarder will be less likely to have a breakdown in college.

[Anonymous]

We have a dd who was considered "average" at her elite private OP. We went into stealth mode and got kid SAT tutoring, elite sports training and essay writing help. Kid was recruited for 2 D1 sports. Chose HYP for one sport. Kid entered and won national essay contests on Fastweb for different orgs. Kid also started a non- profit.

We did not allow our kid to hang out at friend's houses to waste time. So it can be done OP. It takes a lot of time management. I help a lot of kids get into elite colleges. Good luck to you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a dd who was considered "average" at her elite private OP. We went into stealth mode and got kid SAT tutoring, elite sports training and essay writing help. Kid was recruited for 2 D1 sports. Chose HYP for one sport. Kid entered and won national essay contests on Fastweb for different orgs. Kid also started a non- profit.

We did not allow our kid to hang out at friend's houses to waste time. So it can be done OP. It takes a lot of time management. I help a lot of kids get into elite colleges. Good luck to you!

What is Fastweb

[Anonymous]

Fastweb is a scholarship database.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a dd who was considered "average" at her elite private OP. We went into stealth mode and got kid SAT tutoring, elite sports training and essay writing help. Kid was recruited for 2 D1 sports. Chose HYP for one sport. Kid entered and won national essay contests on Fastweb for different orgs. Kid also started a non- profit.

We did not allow our kid to hang out at friend's houses to waste time. So it can be done OP. It takes a lot of time management. I help a lot of kids get into elite colleges. Good luck to you!

Your incessant use of "elite" is annoying and suggests a deep-rooted insecurity in your own educational background. So which is it......off-brand public or no college at all?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous[b wrote:]Let your kid follow his/her passions and interests while working hard in rigorous classes.[/b]
There are hundreds of good/great colleges and universities that will get your child where she/he wants to be in life. She/he will get into several of them.

And if your kid's passion is skateboarding that's not going to do jack sh** for him. If it's not too late encourage your kid to get into an activity where there are a lot of opportunities to earn awards.

Sick. Your skateboarder will be less likely to have a breakdown in college.

That's funny that you don't think there are skateboarding competitions. My DC was a nationally ranked athlete in a random sport and got into a top school. Shows passion, dedication, and individuality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a dd who was considered "average" at her elite private OP. We went into stealth mode and got kid SAT tutoring, elite sports training and essay writing help. Kid was recruited for 2 D1 sports. Chose HYP for one sport. Kid entered and won national essay contests on Fastweb for different orgs. Kid also started a non- profit.

We did not allow our kid to hang out at friend's houses to waste time. So it can be done OP. It takes a lot of time management. I help a lot of kids get into elite colleges. Good luck to you!

Your incessant use of "elite" is annoying and suggests a deep-rooted insecurity in your own educational background. So which is it......off-brand public or no college at all?

The OP specifically asked about "elite" so I addressed her question. Rally round the flag for you if you like Community College-- but most people on DCUM don't want CC for their kids.

[Anonymous]

Hasn’t it ever occurred to you that your ordinary child might thrive at an ordinary school, or are the bragging rights attached to an “elite” school just too tasty to give up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hasn’t it ever occurred to you that your ordinary child might thrive at an ordinary school, or are the bragging rights attached to an “elite” school just too tasty to give up?

Elite sports training and elite high school and elite college leads to elite life....right?