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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP.  I've always thought, for well rounded kids, the activities would still have a common focus that is related to your major, no?

For example, if you would like to pursue environmental science, your activities (maybe 8 out of 10) will be somewhat related to environmental science?

Well rounded doesn't mean scattered, right?

Of course, varsity, theater, music do not have to be related to that focus, but can still be listed (that's the 2 out of 10).[/quote]

I think this worked for well-rounded DD whose theme was working with kids. Varsity athlete and captain for 2 sports and also volunteer soccer coach for kids; pianist for school choir and volunteer piano teacher for elementary students; president of literacy club that tutors kids and fundraises for low income school libraries; also cit and lifeguard at summer camp for 3 summers. She had some pointy research with several publications and tied this to a future career in child psych.

Did great this year with acceptances - Georgetown, Michigan oos, tufts, cmu, wash u, Emory. Going to Cornell off waitlist. Currently on wl at rice,  jhu (makes sense as sat just under 1550), and harvard. [/quote]

You’re in for a rough time when your daughter realizes in two years she’s not remotely interested in the personality she developed to create a college application.[/quote]

It’s super normal for kids to change interest in college.  More than half switched majors after first year.  Why would PP “in for a rough time “?  [/quote]
Thanks for your comment. Not sure what other posters mean by “rough time” or “why do parents do this to their kids”. DD genuinely loves kids and gravitated to kid activities over the years so chose to highlight this for applications. She may well go into child psych or peds or switch into law or finance. Either way, it’s a great time to explore but doesn’t discount her “college application personality” as it was never a false reflection. [/quote]

It’s great if your kid’s interest is genuine. That’s one thing. Paying someone $3000 to create a persona or interest or faking one just for the purpose of college admissions is another thing. The latter seems to be OP’s concern. I have a “well-rounded” or scattered kid and no amount of enrichment or curating is going to turn them into someone pointy enough to impress T-20 colleges. So they applied a tier Lower, despite having high stats and high scores. [/quote]

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