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[quote=Anonymous]Haven't read the book but read some reviews. Makes sense to me, but it could be self-serving because my own kid, 16 and looking at colleges, is not a sheep/refuses to be a sheep, and thus probably won't get in the top tier places that interest her. She is academically qualified (super high GPA, curriculum choices that can't get any harder, and high standardized test scores) but she's an introvert, wants to relax with her friends when she's not working, and has only minor sports credentials and extracurriculars. On the one hand, I'm sad for her that she won't be able to compete in admissions with the kids who have "demonstrated passions" by age 16, but on the other hand, she is who she is, she's happy, she has lots of minor interests and friends, she has several real talents that she just hasn't "monetized" yet (at her age = figured out how to make admissions hay out of them), and she'll be FINE.[/quote]
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