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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're in FCPS. UVA is going to be difficult to get in unless your kid dots all the Is and crosses all the Ts. It's an arms race for the most selective colleges, or the in-state but still very good options, because they all have quotas for each high school, and there will be plenty of kids in your child's high school who will have perfect academic and extra-curricular profiles. So you want to position your kid to get on all the advanced tracks in secondary school.

You've been warned. Of course it's about keeping kids challenged. But don't lose sight of which colleges you want your kid to go to.[/quote]

OP here. Thanks. We aren't originally from this area and I didn't realize it was so competitive to get into UVA.

I work in higher ed and have noticed more high schoolers reaching out re: internships--probably at the behest of anxious parents. It's mostly resume padding; these students don't seem to have time or desire to make real contributions or learn anything. Had a few bad experiences and have been turning them away since. Will not advise my child to play these games but rather to pursue more meaningful contributions rather than a long laundry list of extra curriculars. If that means no UVA then so be it.

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