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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was not our experience. 2 kids at different magnets both at Ivies. One had several T15 admissions, the other in early and done. I think the real issue is how to stand out from peers. Mine had complementary ECs (w/ honors in various arts areas) along with honors for stem interests. Also, colleges do not have quotas. Sure, they won't take 20 kids from a school, but they might take 3 one year and 5 another. The magnets helped my kids find what they were interested, and sometimes find what they weren't (#1 ditched CS after required class was done and never looked back). We saw a lot of kids on what seemed to be a prescribed path -- similar clubs (Sci bowl, Robotics), enrichment (CTY and AOPS anyone?), music (violin/piano), sports (tennis/golf). Were all these kids really interested in all the same things? Even if they were, it makes it harder to stand out, but my guess is that some of that was parents setting a "path to success." The problem is, there isn't one path! [/quote]

Some of us do all those activities because our kids are interested not because of college as that money would be far better saved for college.  They may not have specific quotas but even if they take 20 kids, 20 out of 500+ is not very many and that's the problem.  And, 3-5 kids is even less.[/quote]

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