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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Give me some tips that helped your more average intelligence kids stand out amongst gifted/super high IQ kids for college admissions!

We are in an incredibly competitive area- parents across the board are CEOs, surgeons, etc!

Kid has 10/10 people skills and possibility of athletic scholarship. [/quote]

The right school for them will love them back. Seriously.[/quote]

This is the most important advice you will get. I have a senior.  Your post makes me sad.  You are striving for the best and we know nothing about your kid.  Find the best fit and stop chasing prestigious schools in name only and keeping up with the neighbors.

But real advice? I’d encourage your kids to do things they are passionate about and never to just pad a college application.  For example, never do volunteer hours to gain the hours. Do them because you want to help.  Colleges see through that.

And better yet, get a job.  My kid did some volunteering here and there but not consistent enough to add it anywhere. I think he stood out from his long term part time job, which got him real work experience.   His grades are good but not perfect.

He’s going to the perfect school for him that yes, is loving him back next year.  But we were you freshman year.  Don’t worry about all of that. [/quote]

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