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[quote=Anonymous]With my oldest ASD/ADHD kid, I was heavily involved in selecting his list of colleges, because he had no clue, and editing his essays, which all needed a lot of work (he had great ideas, though). There was no strategizing in high school, because his chosen course was already set (all humanities APs), and he had no bandwidth for ECs. I begged him to get a small part-time job, which he did.

In college, since he's doing International Affairs, I advised him to select a Bachelor of Science instead of Arts, and add some data science courses to his major. Might come in handy. But I have not given him any other help. He chooses his own courses, and they all sound interesting to me, but what do I know, I'm a scientist.

My second kid is in high school now. There hasn't been any strategizing for courses, since she's just doing it all (all the hardest APs in every core subject). There's no strategizing for ECs, because she's been on her path since elementary, and no one wants to change anything. She refuses to join clubs or do anything she doesn't want to do, so even if we had a different opinion, it wouldn't change a thing. I think she will welcome our help to build her list of colleges, since she too has no clue, but come essay-writing time, we won't be allowed to opine! She thinks she's a great writer, you see ;-)
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