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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Echoing what the others said:

Work harder in 9th grade and actively seek help if you aren't doing wel.

Get involved at school early on to find something you are committed to and in which you can have a leadership position

Get to know your teachers and make sure they know you. This can include getting extra help during lunch and study hall. My son is a senior, and when they left school last March, he felt ill prepared to ask for recommendations. Since then, I've been telling my younger kids that they should work and act each day in each class as if they will be asking the teacher for a recommendation.

Keep track of everything you do from 9th grade on in resume form so that you won't forget. Just seeing how it looks on paper is motivating.

Use time in in 10th grade and summers to explore career interests and possible college choices. With DL, kids can take virtual tours during lunch time instead of messing around online.

Use the summer to explore interests and college options if you can. One of the lucky decisions we made last year was letting one kid quit his travel soccer team that he wasn't enjoying. That freed up time for us to visit colleges with our older son before the pandemic struck. It's never too soon to start thinking about this and you never know what is going to happen.

Work on your college essays the summer between junior and senior year and have them revised and in final form by the time applications open. [/quote]

This is good adivce. 
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Thanks PP and the other person who thanked me. This is my first time going through the college admission cycle and it has turned out fairly well for my son. Even so, he realized during the process that there were things he would like to change or could have done better. In the kindest possible way, because I don't want to make him feel bad especially during this difficult year, we talked through some of the things he wishes he could redo.  We framed this discussion as an way to examine some of the choices he made in an effort improve on his high school experience in college. My son is not one to put himself out there, and in retrospect, I wish I had pushed him more in terms of activities and socializing. He too wishes he had ventured outside his comfort zone more and earlier in his high school experience. I was impressed with the things he identified as regrets. He has been mature enough to own them and to pass what he learned on to his siblings.[/quote]

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