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[quote=Anonymous]https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/90/1035660.page#22008386

If he is a musician, he needs to contact the schools and establish relationships. Use his concerts to raise money for some cause. Teach music to disadvantaged kids.  Play for seniors.  Have a youtube presence.  Get on the bandwagon of some burning cause by raising money for it but demonstrate a consistent committment - money for Afghan refugees, money for Ukraine, money for gender equality.

Its a marketing game and you also have to manage perceptions, so being in magnet, doing well in school,  working hard yada, yada means jackshit.

Many people are inventing things out of the ether and getting in. Your kid could just lie about his motivations and accomplishments and get in, who is going to check?  The best fiction writer (along with solid accomplishments) and people who the colleges want  - they get in.

By the way, who are the admissions committee people who are reading your magnet kids applications?  Not the best and brightest for sure. These are humanities type poor kids who need their $15 bucks an hour. So your super accomplished kid can piss them off easily. So you need to come out humble, compassionate, SJW and disadvantaged.  Don't talk about mental health struggles though. [/quote]

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