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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am looking for wisdom or lessons learned from parents who are going through or have went through the process of supporting their kid through the college application and admission process.

Looking back with what you’ve learned, what would you do differently?[/quote]

For a 9th grader, I'd suggest wandering into random college tours on your vacations. We attached ourselves to tours at Harvard, Penn, and Columbia on various trips. It's low-key and stress free. Academic tourism. But it gets kids thinking about what they want.

Also, math. If you're shooting for selective schools, you need to get to Calculus BC by senior year. That might require a little summer school if you are not on the right track.

And encourage your kids to just do their thing. There's no right way or wrong way. But passion for something will go very far in college admissions. [/quote]

I think BC (or higher in some cases) is important for STEM, business, and Econ at top schools. But I think AB is often adequate for a history or literature major. [/quote]

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