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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You guys need to help your kids out! Fall sports plus school plus 10+ early apps? Too much for 17 yo.

We helped. Helping isn’t a “handout”. Come on.
Both are thriving at T20.
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Helped how, specifically? I’m happy to be a proofreader and offer suggestions m, but that’s the extent of it. Of course, my kid isn’t doing 10+ early apps. Maybe instead of helping them with all those apps, you should steer them towards a more manageable load in the first place. [/quote]

1. Do the research now for all of the schools that are due at the end of the month. They can use that as a jumping off point.

2. Identify which types of essays each school has so that they know which story hooked to start with. For example, community, identity, extracurricular, why major, why school. Make a table to simplify it if that helps or a separate Google doc for each if you have not already done so.

3. Proofread draft, essays and provide detailed comments Not just “consider a new word. Aim to get one done every 48 to 72 hours from now through the end of the month.

4. Review draft PDFs of completed applications and highlight any problems with formatting, including bolding or weird characters that show up. Do a full markup of one common app PDF now so they can fix any problems in the activities, personal essay, additional information or even future plans. Review the whole application to make sure it hangs together well and tells a good story in light of the major chosen.

5. If applying to selective competitive top 20 schools: ask yourself if the application tells a compelling story? Does it make your kid seem like someone they need to have in their class? If not, help them add more personal qualities in.[/quote]

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