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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the college counselor at DD’s school said last week in a presentation, “College has ruined high school.” So glad to attend a school that encourages kids to try all sorts of things rather than “barb” themselves into college. This is the time to experience and develop, people![/quote]

I have kids at HYP.  My advice for unhooked kids: do it ALL in high school. anything you want. and quit if you want.

but when during the two days when you write up your activities section on the common app, be selective. My kids left a ton out of their list. they had more things out than in. What they left in told a story.  This is a STEM kids interested in Genetics and look at this research paper, this essay competition, and this summer research lab job.  Or this kid is interested in policy surrounding school lunches - as evidenced by this essay, these debate awards, this internship with the local city rep and his old grade school.  and sure, add in they were on the track team for flavor. But leave the stem stuff off the humanities application. Leave the lawn care business off the prospective philosophy major. Being in the school play or taking that service trip can be really fun and even  important, but don't clog up the activities section with all this stuff. COLLEGES DON'T CARE

Be memorable as the kid that does X.  That's it. That's important to top 20 colleges.

Also, you can change your application for every school. People here balk at high schools that limit applications, because they don't realize those kids are tailoring each application for each school. You can't do that if you're applying to 20 schools.

But of this stops kids from doing as much as they want in high school - experience! develop! Just don't talk about it. It's confusing. the rule is always KISS[/quote]

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