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OP here.

What additional items does Georgetown look for?

Also, is there a difference in the individual attention undergrads receive at all these local unis, or do they even get any? He doesn't want to get lost in the shuffle. [/quote]
Gtown, as you might guess, would be a super reach, just due to low acceptance rates. They look for very high test scores and very high grades, very close to the top of the class (like top few kids, val/sal etc). It can't hurt to apply, go for it, but I would emphasize more realistic schools on the list.

He should definitely retest. Fall of junior year is too early to settle, to assume it's the best he can do. He has a whole year to increase his score. If he has time accommodations on ACT, he should retake that. If he does not have accommodations, he should try the SAT, which has more time per question and may be a better fit for a bright kid with some learning issues - you can find official practice tests online.

For more ECs, maybe for next summer, suggest getting a job that involves working at a business (retail, grocery, fast food, etc.), a step above neighborhood jobs.

If he can manage adding a school club that he's interested in, he should do so. As an aside, one activity that many people would not think of, but could be useful to explore, is speech and debate, though it's a bit late in the year right now. I have a STEM kid who got involved in speech and debate as a junior, bright kid with some issues, and it was a fantastic experience for him. The purpose would be skill development, and especially confidence-building, not award-winning.[/quote]

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