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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your children take the most challenging classes that are appropriate for them,and participate in activities they genuinely enjoy,  they will end up at colleges that are appropriate for them. If a kid is too stressed out/overwhelmed by AP classes and doesn’t take many (even though the school offers them), they probably won’t get into Harvard but it probably wouldn’t be the best fit anyway. For extracurriculars, try to find something the kid can be passionate about, but don’t force the issue. The saddest thing I see is the kid who has been pushed since elementary school to always jump the hoops, giving up childhood fun in the process, who achieves great things but still doesn’t win a spot at the lottery schools. Then, your child has endured that stress but ends up feeling like a failure. Follow your child’s lead; help them to enjoy the fleeting years of childhood, and if they “only” end up at school x instead of school y, recognize that school x is probably a better fit for who they are, and that  they will still get a perfectly fine education there. [/quote]

+1  Well put.  Although I think finding activities that kids are "passionate" about is a high bar.  Enjoyable, authentic interests, absolutely.  But I think too many kids think there is something wrong that they haven't found a "passion" in life by 17.  [/quote]

Playing a varsity sport for 4 years is a passion even if the student doesn't want to try to play that sport in college, as an example[/quote]

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