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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Recognized that seeking out the best, most competitive HS is working against one’s own interests in certain ways …

2. Paid more attention to acceptance rate by indicated / intended major …

3. Started being more intentional about ECs earlier (organic interests are best, of course, but most kids are going to have to “put on an act” regarding their interests to some degree)

4. Applied to fewer schools overall … most of the Top 25 schools are at least “pretty strong” in certain STEM major areas; applying to more than 10-12 schools, though, really reduces the amount of time the applicant has to focus essays (even with the benefit of the Common App) …

5. [b]Understood before high school began that classes labelled Honors are typically a waste of effort. No GPA upside, only downside risk (more difficult or faster pace of content delivery than the non-honors class)[/b].[/quote]

Are you saying do Aps instead or standard classes?[/quote]

Yes. Also, moving forward, if your student aspires to move on to grad school and their undergraduate program has grade deflation, consider DE options to bolster their GPA.[/quote]

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