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[quote=Anonymous]The thing is, though, what might seem overwhelming to a 14 y.o. could feel just right to a 16 y.o. who has become more confident and adventurous. Or the 9th-grader who loves big time sports evolves into a junior who's more interested in a great film schools. A true life example: throughout 9th and 10th grades our middle son was most interested in attending either a military academy or a Big Ten school. He also thought he might want to study engineering. By spring of junior year, however, he had participated in his school's college counseling program and now wanted to attend an urban research university where he could major in math or physics. Over spring break and early in the summer we visited several big city schools as well as a couple of Big Ten and similar schools. Based on these visits he was leaning strongly toward the former, but, wait -- late in the summer he asked if we could go see a few SLACs. So, we did a swing through New England and saw 3 of them, confirming that wasn't his cup of tea. He ended up applying early to Columbia, getting in and is a rising junior double-majoring in math and philosophy. He has never been to a college football game (though he is a varsity athlete) and while he is no longer considering the military, he is interested in Teach for America. [/quote]
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