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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: Was this a deliberate strategy to get into a top college? Or did your daughter pick the field/topic that interested her? [/quote]

It's hard to say whether it was out of interest or strategy. I think that it is uniquely impossible for a high schooler to want to know what they will pursue in college/life. I say uniquely because there are lots of confounding variables and pressures for high schoolers: parental, school, college applications.

She knew she wanted to do something in STEM. And she knew she wanted academic flexibility in college (which is unfortunately really only offered at those liberal arts schools where you can freely switch majors and take whatever classes you want). So we were presented with the natural, but very ironic solution: specialize in something so deeply in high school that you can all but guarantee your admittance to a college that does not force you to specialize in anything.

That was kind of a roundabout way of answering your question. Sorry. I think it was a mix of both. It would be hard to use this strategy if there wasn't any interest at all in a subject. But the kiddo definitely doesn't need to feel deeply invested. I think just mild interest would honestly be fine. [/quote]

Excellent point. Academic flexibility was a key reason my DD chose Northwestern. They encourage students to explore (and double major) beyond their admitted  major.[/quote]

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