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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any T75 school that will really like a kid who doesn't check a box for FA.

4.0 GPA from nyc public school - where she'll be one of many with a 4.0. Doesn't have testing yet.

Smart but just not a lot of extracurriculars: did a travel thing, worked a summer job. not super involved in her HS, which wasn't a great fit.

Wants medium to big. Traditional college experience. 
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Assuming the studio is art (if not, please correct). And if it is art, please have your kid enter the Scholastic Art Awards for their creations.

Apply anthropology that ties in art/ethnography/culture/social groups/traveling. Make your kid do SOMETHING this summer (camp counselor, pt job, internship). Add 1-2 more cultural hobbies to the EC list.

I've seen this work for anthropology and similarly under-subscribed majors at pretty selective schools in the UC system. At UCLA, I've seen this EC list, with a tiny bit of world music, get into the Ethnomusicology major (high admit rate) from the East Coast public with limited other ECS. Also, look at the World Arts & cultures major at UCLA. Pretty high admit rate if you tailor the application the right way.

But for anthropology, you should plan 1-2 things to add to the EC list this summer (work at NYC museum: curatorial or collections-based internship). 
And add in 2-3 culturally aligned hobbies/interests organically to the EC list: 
(1) making crafts (textiles; ceramics/pottery; jewelry; collage); 
(2) collecting/curating vintage clothing/textiles or even vinyl records/ephemera (postcards/old photos/antique objects); or
(3) exploring/observing culture (urban exploration /documentary; thrifting; food and cooking/food markets/film).

I have seen other ideas work too, but I don't want to bore you.

Other schools to look at where stats will compensate:
UC-SB
Wisconsin
Pitt
Tulane (ED)
CU-Boulder[/quote]

you mean besides the summer job OP already outlined in the first post? you people are insane, judgey, and no . places like WI dont care about full pay. your list is all wrong. [/quote]

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