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[quote=Anonymous]Here are some steps to take with the help of the school counselor. Yes, counselors will be working during the summer.

--Map out what the student will be taking as part of the magnet requirement and MCPS graduation requirement in the next 3 years.

-- MAP out the timeline for college admissions (PSAT, SAT, Subject Tests)

-- Pare down on EC activities and take 1-2 that you can excel in and also dwell wide and deep with it.  Remember EC should be something that he can do, he likes and he can take initiative in. He does not have to be particularly brilliant in sports or music for doing well.  For example - if your kid is interested in butterflies, make sure he starts a butterfly identification website, plants a butterfly garden and volunteers at the county butterfly garden. He should start a butterfly club and get a leadership position in the school for that. 
Furthermore, he should help in planting and getting many public and private gardens certified as butterfly habitat (like "Monarch Way Stations". )

-- APs are tricky because you take them in the beginning of MAY, and most teachers have finished teaching AP classes by mid-April. You are only getting a very shortened school year to study APs unlike other subjects.  So AP prep for harder subjects should start during Summer.

-- Seriously, get outside tutoring help during summer and also have a framework for the school year if you can afford it. This will be money well spent.  Your child was academically able to be selected into the program, so the ability is there.  They need some support because MCPS truly have short-charged all students and those who have not studied on their own outside the school day do pay a heavy price.

Remember, you and your child are not alone. [/quote]

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