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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your goal is T20 schools expect the process to be stressful, all 4 years. If T20 are not the goal, there is not much stress and it is a lot less effort both during admissions process and all 4 years of high school.

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Nope. Not stressful for us at all.
Kids were interesting and passionate about their own things, though. We required our HS students to join and participate (actively) in 2 clubs in HS (starting freshman year - didn't care what it was) and their sport (at least 1). Kids did that.

Starting winter of junior year, started pulling together connections between all activities. A little forethought into 1-2 week summer programs prior but nothing "major". Kids did what they loved. Their "application narrative" was natural and not forced based entirely on what they did (you can do that too).

The older kid is at Ivy in RD (after a T10 deferral and rejection).
Younger kid (current senior) - committed to that T10 (accepted in RD) after a T20 deferral and later RD acceptance.
Private feeder HS likely helped.

Colleges can tell when a kid has an overly planned (and stressful) HS life. And when they aren't doing what they "love". 
Neither kid had any of these things that are talked about here:
(1) university-level research (though both had their independent homegrown (small but interesting) projects), 
(2) pay-to-play summer programs in their applications, 
(3) patents or 
(4) founded non-profits (though both volunteered for 4+ years at tiny pre-existing (different) nonprofits with local concentrated reach).

Kid 1 had several real jobs and was often the employee of the month. 
Kid 2 had long-term national-level individual achievement in sports.[/quote]

That is a lot of money and effort that went into this! LOL[/quote]

Why do you say that (I'm DP)?  They expected their kids to play one sport (and stick with it thru HS) and have 2 other activities--kids got to choose.  Most college educated parents expect that---or allow you to eliminate a club/activity if you work a job more.  Those activities can all be done for free at the HS.  The most "$$" they spent was likely for the 1-2 week summer activities to support their interests.  And most likely that did not make a difference in their college apps.  
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