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[quote=Anonymous]I've been an Ivy interviewer for a while. Kids with no extracurriculars are not really in the running. Ivies see extracurriculars as evidence of motivation. There are, however, many ways to have extracurriculars. If your son prefers independent study projects, make sure he submits them for some kind of third party evaluation. The suggestions about essay contests are good, but top colleges are looking for evidence of commitment, continuing participation, and increasing mastery. Science projects submitted to Siemens and Intel are great, and papers submitted to the National History Day competition or the Concord Review are nice. Perhaps he'd like a job in a lab. If he likes the classics, there are Junior Classical Leagues. He should do something with his summers. The Ivies actually like kids who get real jobs. [/quote]
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