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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If this is a high stats kid, isn't she the definition of "spiky"? the kid who is focused on one thing? [/quote]

No. At this tier of school, everyone has high stats. Specialized magnet or DE classes coukd be somewhat helpful,  but many applicants have these. The kid will want more tangible ways to demonstrate a spike -- awards, portfolio.

There are plenty of great schools for which high stats alone recommend a student.  But, for top tier schools,  high stats are kind of the base, since so many applicants have them.[/quote]

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your kid would be out of place at most Top tiered schools if they didn't have a few ECs they were actively involved in. THat's just the nature of what those schools are looking for---they want people who are involved in more than just academics.

My kid is at a T40 school, my kid's ECs were basically one activity very intensely and volunteered to teach at that activity and Band (they wont be continuing band at college).  Majority of their friends at college are really active in 4-5+ different activities, and by active I mean hands on, really involved, leadership in at least 2+ of them.  These kids are go-getters....and it's helping my kid come out of their shell and do More differing activities.  But these kids are the "T20" rejects---every single one of them was WL at at least 2 T25 schools, along with my own kid.   [/quote]

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