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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS, currently a high school freshman, has been all in on coding for a long time. He's regularly engaged in high-level chats with the guy who wrote Python, has had his projects featured in podcasts and newsletters, has companies paying him to use his work, and has written a program that is part of Python's standard library. BUT, this is all he wants to do. He doesn't play sports; he participates in one extracurricular. He refused to join the coding club. His grades are good (mostly As).

Should I be tiger momming him to do more, or just let him do what he loves? He's happy (has a good group of friends and is a normal sweet kid at home), but I don't want to fall down on the job.[/quote]

MIT is waiting for your kid[/quote]MIT will reject him if he doesn't improve his application over the next three years in favor of USACO campers, USACO Plats from rural/underserved communities, students who've interned at FAANG, published truly original research, completed Summer of Code, etc. etc. If he's fine with, most likely, not going then that's fine.[/quote]

You have given me many things to google. Thank you![/quote]

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