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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is a freshman who has always been “well rounded”- does a few ECs well, but not exceptionally so (I.e. at a national level). However, we are aiming for T20s and I’ve heard that to get in without a hook, students need a “spike”. If this is true, how should we get around this? Should we focus on one EC and drop the others? Should we tie them together to create a strange niche? Thanks.[/quote] Your use of “we” instead of “she” is something to reflect on. T20 schools are lottery ticket schools, plenty of spiky kids get denied (and some kids with no spikes get in). College admissions has become a wild ride and while there’s nothing wrong with aiming high/reach, you should also focus on other schools as well - statistically no matter how amazing the student is, there are only so many spots to go around at a T20. [/quote]
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