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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious did any parent leave their kids application entirely up to their child? No parent input at all not even reading the short and long answer stuff?  I figured if DC has to go to the school and do the work then well he should do that all by himself. 
 Kind of made  the ones DC did  not get into maybe bother him but not me. Life full of acceptance and rejection in sometimes not equal parts. High school is tiny time slice of your life.   These days the notion of "fair" is very interesting. [/quote]

I think you are wise and that your child will have healthy self confidence and self reliance as they grow.

I can’t say I left it entirely up to DC, but it was relatively light input on my part. I made sure DC saw the virtual information sessions for a couple of  the programs they were interested in and we talked briefly about activities they had done which might be relevant. They filled out the application on their own and asked me to look over their final essay and questions. I really had to bite my tongue at this point because their essay sounded a little bit casual and jolly to me, but it was earnest and enthusiastic and their own “voice,” and I suspect the committees reviewing these things can pretty quickly tell when a child has been coached. They had one apostrophe missing, which I pointed out.

DC is socially perceptive and noticed in the information sessions that the magnet programs were looking for kids who can learn and collaborate with others, and mentioned a couple of things to highlight their enjoyment of this part of school. DC also has a couple of unique, non-club hobbies that reflect sustained and self-motivated interest in some subjects.

DC had perfect MS grades and excellent but not extraordinary MAP scores and got into three of the four magnets for which they applied.[/quote]

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