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[quote=Anonymous]OP, these answers are pretty unfair.

I have a senior who decided in 6th grade (yes  :roll:, I know) that he wanted to attend a specific school. We laughed it off for a year, but he never wavered. It wasn't an Ivy, but still a huge longshot.

What we did:

1. Got him on the proper math track. For him, that meant some catch-up Khan Academy work in middle school, so AB would ultimately be on his application transcripts.

2. Worked on his shyness, knowing he would have to eventually interact with admissions officers and alumni interviewers.

3. Let him bounce around EC's in middle school until he found one he [b]loved[/b]. We knew he would need to focus on one in high school, and we wanted it to be something he chose.

4. Got him used to leadership roles ASAP. In middle school this was just trying out roles in Boy Scouts. He didn't stick with Scouts, but he had the background and was comfortable jumping into things in high school.

Perhaps we got lucky, I don't know, but he made himself into a solid candidate and was accepted.

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