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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My advice would be that things can change a lot from one year to another. Don't get too committed to a strategy before high school, because the landscape will probably change.

You might also take the time, since you have it, to do some self-reflection about what you really hope your children will take from their childhood and high school experiences, as well as their college experience. There are ways to play this that can (but do not always) produce prestigious college outcomes but also put immense pressure on the children, and sometimes produce very unpleasant outcomes for kids who aren’t “good enough” for the road that’s been mapped out for them. And it will always be the case that some kids will land in the T10 without all that grooming. [/quote]

Bingo.

Whatever we could say now, the trends will be different when your kids get to high school.

GPA is king ... but the finish line keeps moving. Better not to have a finish line ... just help your kids grow up to be good people, and find some things that they're interested in. And know that they're probably not going to go to your alma mater! 
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