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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No need for snark. I'm just trying to get some ideas to share with my daughter. She will probably find a club or activities that interest her, but if DCUM had some interesting ideas I thought I'd share them with her. I keep reading about kids with "great ECS" and I'm wondering what types of activities these are. Sports? School newspaper? Yearbook?
The only reason I said top tier college is because she has a 4.0, although I realize that these days straight As and good scores don't necessarily get you into a top ranked school. That's partly why I'm trying to help her find some interesting ECs. She loves kids, babysits a lot and works in her schools childcare center.[/quote]

Given what you have described, maybe she would enjoy tutoring children or adults with literacy challenges?[/quote]

Any suggestions for places to tutor kids with literacy challenges?[/quote]

Check with you local library, her old elementary/middle school teachers and ESOL teachers. Google literacy advocates etc. 
what does she do with her time now? I agree with some of the other posters that she has to be driven to do something beyond getting good grades as that's not enough to get into a top school. Something that sets her apart and makes admissions remember her for her and not another good student from a probably relatively well off family and location. Good luck! I hope she finds something she is truly passionate about and not just for college but because it helps center you and define who you are and who you can be which is hard as a teen.  [/quote]

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