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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
Congrats to the admitted students! Can you please share what kind of profile your child has to be admitted as a local? My junior would love to go: 32 ACT, 5 on AP exams, 4.67 weighted gpa but no extra curriculars or volunteering at all. He has a job as a dog walker. [/quote]

My best advice (similar kid just admitted to top 10 school): invest time and money into bumping that score up to a 34. It is very very doable for a kid who already has a 32. ECs? Don’t sweat it. Instead, reframe that dog walking and personal hobbies/interests into a coherent story. For my kid, we reframed his eccentric hobbies and interests into a story that showed him as a funny, interesting guy who has strong interests and passions. He is not a joiner of clubs and activities, but this worked for him. GL![/quote]

PP you replied to. Thanks for the advice. Did you help your child with his reframing, or did you hire a college admissions /essay coach? I was prepared to spend money on ACT tutoring, but not necessarily on essay help... [/quote]

I did the help with reframing. There is no need for an introverted child to leave the EC section blank. We listed kid’s hobbies as ECs and did that strategically so that it painted a picture of a kid who has passions. It felt a lot truer, more accurate to who he is than just having him join rando clubs at school. Start early. That way you have time to patch up any holes you see in the story you want the ECs to tell. He can do a couple of extra things as needed. It is not that hard. [/quote]

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