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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is a rising junior at a good DMV private- not one of the "Big 5", but the tier right below.
He  has excellent grades (95+), and is scoring in the 1500-1540 range on his practice SATs so far.

The issue is that he is not motivated to do anything outside of what he needs to do at school and has no passion for anything yet. He plays a sport recreationally, volunteers here and there (no leadership position), and it's honestly been like pulling teeth to get him to do anything to stand out.

From everything I know about college admissions so far, they all seem to be after the kid who is great at one particular thing, has a great story, demonstrated leadership and impact ... of course grades and test scores matter but they don't seem to be enough.

[b]What reach schools should he be aiming for?[/b][/quote]

Do you need merit? If not, ED will be very important.

Look at:
Public schools like UVA, UMichigan, UT, and UNC don't focus on ECs as much.
Depending on major, an ED at a school like Rice or WashU or UChicago could work with a bit of application finessing. [/quote]

UMich and UNC are nearly impossible to get into OOS these days. This past year's cycle was not friendly to OOS kids and those schools definitely consider ECs. [/quote]

Depending on the high school, but UM loves private school full pay.  [/quote]

Especially true now.[/quote]

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