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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really appreciate the candor from parents from Big 3 - particularly as you point out that rules are changing in ways that aren’t fully understood yet. As someone similarly situated (GDS parent lower high school), does sound like there are some changes at the school that’d be helpful (e.g., transparency, limits on number of schools, hire essay writer etc). Beyond that, are there things had you known what you know now that you’d have done differently or that you’d suggest for similarly situated kid? (E.g gone for a lower ranked school ED? Or that regular legacy for REA is not worth it etc etc?)  thanks again! [/quote]

You nailed my biggest one
-use ED for high target/low reach but not for REA/SCEA ultra reach even for legacy kid unless legacy/VIP, legacy/URM

Also, make sure kids use summers wisely - both have fun and also do things that will help their story - community college classes oddly have become a big one  at other high schools for example. Plus no academic too

If math-y kid, push 8th grade math to let kid do geometry summer before 9th (GDS has) and to test out so they can go straight into Algebra II 9th.

GDS in general opposes kids going ahead in summers. I've been told that point blank by two department heads. It's against their spirit of equity. Meanwhile, in the real world of admissions, kids everywhere else are doing summer enrichment etc. Don't listen to the school on that. Run your own play of kid is academically inclined.[/quote]

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