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[quote=Anonymous]To those calling OP a troll or putting words in kid's mouth, let me say I do remember being in 9th and 10th grades at a prominent private school (not DC) 25 years ago and had classmates who were completely focused on strategizing admissions to elite colleges. And while I wasn't as gung ho as they were, I was also focused on colleges and reading about colleges in 9th grade. So it's very plausible to me that an organized kid is thinking strategically about admissions chances.

Perhaps unfortunately for OP, it's not 1998. Admissions is much more crapshoot these days. The spaces for unhooked white and Asian students is minuscule at many elite colleges. The good news is that elite colleges matter less than they did 25 years ago. If kid applies same strategic thinking to any college he goes to, he'll do well out of life.

Perhaps leave GDS for BCC and use the savings to help fund summer activities and programs to make his applications more interesting? Sounds like kid is interested in major flagships. If APs are priorities, makes sense to switch to BCC. Sounds like kid isn't enamored with GDS so you are effectively pouring money down the drain. BCC will also give kid a taste of public universities. At same time don't rule out better LACs either.  [/quote]

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