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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He says right in the video that he took major risks with his essays and at one point, he says he didn’t even answer Northwestern‘s prompt.

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Why are people skipping over this? If you don't answer the college's essay question and submit your own "edgy" essay, you didn't do it right. [/quote]

They weren’t “edgy”, but “risky”, and “high risk high reward”.

My guess is that if someone would have edited and advised him on how to write a good essay, he would have gotten him into a top 10.

For most people dumping on the kid, how many of your own take AP calculus in 9th and have the drive to self study for AP Physics C because the school offers only algebra based physics? The kid has grit, while the downers see grind.

He will do fine at UCLA, and from what I’ve seen it’s a better fit for him than the other colleges he applied to.[/quote]

His accomplishments that you mention are yawn.  Not real accomplishments.  What has he been able to achieve by taking Calculus slightly earlier, or by extending physics to include Calculus?  He squandered it by doing nothing with it.  Huge yawn.[/quote]

Sure huge yawn, he should have started a nonprofit with mom’s help or compete in science fair with a topic closely aligned with dads PhD.

Taking calculus in 9th is 2-3 years ahead of the vast majority of students, considering the high school is 4 years it doesn’t make it slightly earlier. What should the kid have done with his Calculus Physics knowledge while in high school?

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If you take it before college, what is the difference between taking it in 9th vs 11th?  Zero difference.

Now if you could list off advanced math classes that he took, far beyond that, it would be a different situation.[/quote]

Why would it be a different situation? He’s not applying as a math major, but neuroscience. Some want to have a broader knowledge base instead of highly specialized in high school, obviously that leads to different major choices but it’s not wrong on its own. [/quote]

Then taking calculus in 9th grade is not an achievement if he did not continue in math to reach higher levels.  It is very normal to take calculus in high school.  9th vs 11th or 12th makes no difference. [/quote]

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