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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Full pay boy.  High performing suburban HS of a major city (Boston/DC/NY).  No legacy.

Going into his junior year of HS.  In the top ten of his class, may end up being valedictorian.  He’s very smart, has no leadership or interesting ECs.  Minor volunteering, 2 JV sports, not recruitable and may not even make varsity. [b]Ship has sailed for ECs, they would be meaningless at this point and I would not expect joining a club would have any impact on his results.[/b]

He is really smart, and likely would do fine at an Ivy, but he won’t get in as he doesn’t stand out at all.  Where can a kid with high test scores and top of class at a strong suburban public get into that is still prestigious?  What’s his best bet for ED?  Could he possibly get into a rice or Cornell?

He has multiple 5s on APs and will have 1500+ on SAT (if he doesn’t get there initially, he will be tutored).  [/quote]

Maybe ECs might not make a difference in college admissions, but they could still be very important for personal growth. He's going to learn differently from debate/Model UN/etc. than from classwork.
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