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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He’s far from average . 34 ACT.  Please just believe in him. He’s coming into his own, may be it took a bit, but 18 is hardly behind. In fact, the fact he was not typical for his demographic makes him more interesting from my point of view.  Fwiw I was him. Average LAC transferred to top 20, great career.  Happy and very financially successful. [/quote]

OP here, and it's kind of hilarious to see that this threat recently revived.  Good luck to everyone!  Let your kid have their own voice!

Just to respond to one poster, I 100% believe in my kid - I think the original post was pretty clear about that.  He's awesome.  Super-smart, funny, thoughtful, kind.  Wouldn't trade him in any way.  I don't need scores or GPAs to tell me that.

That said, and if anyone wants an update, DC did their own essay without input except from an older sibling, who gave some big-picture suggestions.  The ultimate essay was still my kid's voice and ambitious but not pulled together.  My *awesome* kid is now in at 4 of 4 schools that have reported, and waiting to hear from the other 8 regular-decision.  They are good LACs but not crazy competitive; they repeatedly noted the essay; and he would do really well there.

Anyway, I just wanted to send a shout-out to everyone -- thanks for the advice and just wanted to tell you from my perspective that there is a great place for your authentic essay-writing high-school kid who is not a 4.0 GPA.  Think about where your kid would be there best self!   [/quote]

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