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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids are still young (elementary age) but I’ve been following the college talk with friends with older kids who have gone through it already, and can’t believe how much has changed since our college days. DH and I both graduated from a T10 (that doesn’t give legacy preference) and would love for our kids to have a similar experience one day, but I know getting into a T20 is much harder now. 
If you could start over in elementary years, what do you wish you had known or would do differently? Public or private school? Focus on ECs? Friend group? Do you wish there was less college pressure, or do you wish you had pushed your kids harder? [/quote]

Nothing. DS got into a T20 where he is happy but was devastated at not getting into his desired schools. It sucks. However, he chose to do ECs that he was truly passionate about and he held leadership positions where he was truly engaged and doing the most he could do. He never cheated and didn’t lie on his applications.

Would he have done better if he had played the tuba only waiting to dump it when he got in? Maybe. Would he have gotten in if he had fabricated other ECs or lied about his intended major! Maybe. Would he have done better if he had chosen a more esoteric EC that he didn’t have to compete to achieve? Maybe. However, he wouldn’t have gained independence, developed integrity or grown as much.

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