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[quote=Anonymous]Is he non-hooked (ie not legacy, not URM, not recruited athlete?) and is he Asian American or White? What major?  CS and Engineering is hard to get in, but if your kid is a genius in Math, I would look for CS and Engineering adjacent majors -  Applied Math in MIT.

Also, look into a second major that is somewhat quirky and humanities based (and a story to match) like gender studies etc.  Buzz words are equity, work place, parity, inclusiveness, creating opportunities, team building, sustainability, environment - so his community work should be reflecting these values.

Academically he needs to do very well (all A's preferable but a few B's will not kill), ace SAT and PSAT, get NMS, get internships or a job in summer, work on his linked-in profile, turbo charge his ECs  that he is already in, publish a paper, organize Ted-X in school, get one or two certifications from Coursera.  Make sure that he gets to do some projects as an intern in some professional office (so maybe he gets to work on something in an office  during summer and actually contribute either technically or on the business side) for all summers.

And down the line -  write a professional resume,  write a detailed brag sheet, get feedback on interview skills.  talk to your counselor now and ask what you need to do, talk to several teachers in both humanities and science for recommendations. Ask for feedback. Forge a relationship with your counselor.

Your admission strategy should be -
- Get in early with a few rolling admissions,  EA/ED, ED 2, RA.  Go in early for your in-state schools.  
-  Identify and have some schools for Feb, March, April and May also  just in case it is a particularly horrible year.  (But if you get in rolling that is not a concern).  
- Lots of safeties, target, hard target, reach.   T-20 is reach regardless of your stats, but if he does not apply, he will not get in.

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