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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What did you expect? They’ve been under pressure their whole lives so it shouldn’t surprise you that they feel stressed, lost, etc. People on these forums think that kids who don’t run around the hamster wheel of AP courses galore, a million arcs, etc are losers.

My kid did one EC in HS (met maybe once a month), had a summer job, took two APs and got in everywhere he applied (and got great merit aid everywhere). He wasn’t stressed out and neither were his friends. He loves college and got a PT job because he had so much free time. His gpa is maybe 3.2 or somewhere there bouts. A few summer internships interviews under his belt. Nothing fancy but he expects one offer by January. [/quote]

Ok...great your kid found their limit.  But you do realize that there are plenty of kids at Ivies and other elites that were not overly stressed with 10+ APs, all the extras, top of HS, now having 3.9+ at ivies in difficult majors, with free time for ECs, part time jobs, TA, and the rest? Many top kids are just that, top. [/quote]

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