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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCUM tends to overestimate the types of ECs necessary for top college admission. Activities are not awards. It's not about what the ECs are. It's about what you put into it - initiative taken - and what you get out of it - self-development. OP, junior year is prime time for ECs. Let your kid follow their interests. Insist that they do something. If all else fails, get a summer job.[/quote] College coach here. Disagree about the timing. It's good to have a few activities with deeper roots. Everyone panics junior year and picks up activities. AOs notice. There are some ECs that have age restrictions that make sense to start junior year, but OP's kid should explore others now. Dabble in different activities. Also, explain situation bluntly to kid and let him decide he wants to be motivated. UMD is a great school. He will need to keep those grades and test scores to get in though. [/quote]
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