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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son and I visited UVA in the spring of this junior year.  At the end of the presentation by the admissions person he looked over at me and said, “I wish I had heard all of this when I was in 8th grade or a freshman”.  I thought that was pretty telling.[/quote]

We did tell my DC the things they need to know, and even an older cousin had the talk and said, "I wish someone had told me at your age..." but it didn't make a difference because sometimes their brains are not ready to hear about or process the future.[/quote]

This.

We told DC plenty about working on time management and grades and DC (who has ADD and some other issues) just didn't believe us. And refused to have anything to do with an ADD coach. The brain just isn't ready yet to absorb these lessons. So even though DC tests in the 98th-99th% consistently and has taken a rigorous course load, will not get into a top tier school because of GPA which is lower than it could have been because of poor time management, forgetting to turn in things, and not studying as hard as needed. It's a learning lesson and DC has realized the mistakes of the past. Maturity will come into play at some point as will better habits. My spouse experienced the same thing in high school, went to a middle-tier college for a year, then transferred to a better school, worked super hard, and went to a top law school.

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