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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So arrogant that you think your DC can get into any of these schools. Your stats are nothing special. Consider adding a few local public schools so your kid isn’t wanting to step in front of a train in the Spring.

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How is OP being arrogant? He never said his son is guaranteed to get in anywhere, just that he has a chance. Plus he already said earlier his DS has 15ish schools to apply to if the early round doesn't work out. If he was being overly pessimistic like you are, I'd tell him to get some confidence. A 1580, salutatorian, leadership positions in extracurriculars and sports, national level awards, etc. deserves to apply to top schools to see what happens. Even if he doesn't get into schools like Duke and Harvard, he'll probably get scholarship $$ somewhere.[/quote]

I don’t know OP’s kid, but I know mine is smarter. I hear all the time about so-called smart kids that rock fabricated ECs, 4.5 weighted GPAs by taking cupcake AP classes, and hold a smug 1580 on the SAT (yeah, after months of expensive prep classes and superscoring across five attempts). Unimpressed! Put this kid head-to-head with mine and both the kid and his parents will experience an entirely new definition of intellectual embarrassment and holistic humbling. [/quote]

DS is very earnest in everything he does, nothing has been fabricated. He has state level leadership as well as multiple leadership position in his own school that he spends a great deal of time on, none of which are easy organizations. He has taken one of the hardest course loads the school offers, not cupcake classes (although he tries to balance his schedule to make sure he has time for everything else). And we didn’t send him to prep classes for the SAT, he studied on his own and only took it twice. I’m sure your kid is great too but there’s no need to put other kids down.[/quote]

OP ignore the negativity. That parent behaves that way because they know their kid has serious competition. [/quote]

+1 that poster is an @$$hole, OP your son looks like a great addition to any school[/quote]

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