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[quote=Anonymous]I’m happy to share my child’s profile for input if you’re willing. He’s a junior at a Fairfax County public high school (VA, not TJ) with a 4.0 GPA and a 1500 SAT (second attempt, with plans to retake). He’s part of an Engineering CTE, class President and will participate in Boys State due to an interest in leadership (not military-focused). He plays a sport but is not a captain, does not plan to continue it in college, and is not at a recruitment level (keeping the sport private). He has also completed a few STEM-related internships.

While he’s strong in STEM, student leadership, and earns A’s across the board (public school grading context acknowledged), he’s not interested in engineering school specifically. He’s more drawn to entrepreneurship, marketing, maybe economics, but we’re trying to be thoughtful about fit and not add unnecessary pressure by targeting ultra-selective undergraduate business programs.

His profile feels similar to many strong students we know. He’s particularly interested in schools like Tufts, BC, Emory, Vanderbilt, which seem popular among peers. He also really loved visits to WashU and Duke (understandably).

I like some of the safeties being mentioned here and we will chose at least 4. I would appreciate feedback on whether his profile has a realistic shot at some of these more competitive schools. How do students get into these reaches or targets - does ED work? or do they typically end of in safeties? I looked at the acceptances over the past few years at his school and many seem like they have a "hook".[/quote]

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