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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.   Thanks so much for all the responses.   You've given me a lot of good ideas here and I'm glad I'm not the only one with a kid like this.  So many of his friends have already done the orchestrated series of college tours and SAT/ACT prep and testing that it's hard not to feel like we're dropping the ball somehow.

It's good to be reminded that all kids are different and as some PPs noted, mine clearly has some anxiety around the whole college thing.  He's also been very stressed by junior year and is literally counting the days till it's over.   So I think I'll back off for now and in the meantime, put together a list of schools that might interest him.  We've got a tour planned to another big state public in June and perhaps by then, he'll be ready to think about it.

I like the advice about dropping the SAT subject tests.   My oldest took them and needed them for school, but with this kid I'm hoping he can just take the ACT once  in June and be done with it.  I hate the the expectation nowadays that kids will do a lot of prepping for these tests.  I think that only adds to the pressure and looking at my son I'm not even sure when he'd find the time to do the extra studying.  I gave him a practice test over Spring Break and he did well enough so I think we may leave it at that.

As for a gap year: I'm a big believer in them for the right purpose and with the right kid.   Just don't think that's my son.  I'm not ruling it out though and would not be surprised if we revisit the idea.

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This sounds like a good plan. Re the subject tests--if your DS isn't targeting the most elite schools, there is absolutely no reason to take the subject tests. Some top schools allow you to submit the ACT plus writing instead. But most schools don't require or even recommend them, and the absence of them will have no bearing on admission decisions.[/quote]

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