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[quote=Anonymous]I have a high IQ student with ADHD and social anxiety that got themselves into a non-ivy top 10 unhooked.

They had to decide that it was worth it and see the path and do the work.  They had an EF coach early on in high school, about two years total but stopped mid junior year.

My tip, help the kid tell their story and how it is a match to the school and their intended major.  It is fine to change majors in college, but that is once they get in.  Your student needs to align all that they have done (EC’s, activism, research, etc) with the values they are highlighting in their essays and what they say they want to study.

Don’t apply to an elite school undecided.  To the extent your student has a unique spin on their intended major, make that pitch.  If your student has all the qualifications remember that many others do as well, this about why your student is a memorable unicorn.

And for what it is worth, DC did not have 4 years of languages.  They explained it in their application, but they only went through French 3 and 2 years of that was in middle school. The sky did not fall because they were competitive in other ways.

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