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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My point is that the activities should be ones that the students themselves find, pursue, and succeed at on their own, and not ones a consultant and parents select for them. [/quote]

You don't seem to understand how those activities are selected.  
They don't give you a list of lessons to sign up for, they go through your current interests and highlight the ones you might want to focus on and guide you towards other activities that are similar or close to what you already love.

Maybe you have 6 activities and you are just OK at all of them, but your sumo wrestling is about to become an NCAA women's sport and you would be recruitable in your weight class if you could reclaim some time by putting your competitive jenga and lemonade stand on hold for a bit.

Maybe you love playing D&D because you love playing D&D because you really enjoy immersing yourself into the character.  They might suggest you pursue drama club or something.
Of maybe you love D&D because you love weaving together worlds for your players to adventure in, so maybe you should take some writing classes to learn how to turn those ideas into stories.

You do not understand college admissions better than an experienced college consultant.

With that said, most of the time, they don't really add a whole lot of value aside from helping you pick out some schools that you would be extremely happy at but aren't on your radar.[/quote]

My kid has too many activities. He[b] is kind of all over the place but genuinely is interested. He plays 3 sports, model UN, science Olympiad, mock trial, robotics, is interested in science, engineering, history and art.[/b] I think a counselor could help steer him and maximize his summer potential junior year.[/quote]

yes, he needs more focus. what is his major interest?
agree, this is where a college counselor can help.[/quote]

He will likely study STEM, not sure what. He loves history and art. He is an amazing artist.[/quote]

I'd definitely focus on the art.

https://www.ivywise.com/ivywise-knowledgebase/the-value-of-a-steam-education/
https://www.collegevine.com/faq/6667/should-my-artistic-background-play-a-big-role-in-my-application-if-i-m-applying-for-a-stem-major
https://www.crimsoneducation.org/nz/resources/ask-crimson/t/stem-vs-humanities-who-wins/1571/[/quote]

You’d be surprised by how many good artists there are amongst STEM kids.  DD is at HYP.  Never spent any time on art other than to create a portfolio for college apps.  [/quote]

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