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[quote=Anonymous]try the advice from this college counselor. Most of it is free and it is very very good. Shirag Shemmassian, Ph.D.

I think some really good advice is to take the obvious hard classes at high school but also follow passions.

great advice is also to think carefully about summers. Use summer to go deeper into whatever their "thing" is in some unique way. internship or volunteer project, etc. be creative and stand out if possible. I have a 9th grader who wants to go to stanford and we joked that she's going to have to save a 1000 puppies one summer. but seriously, something stand out is key to getting college's attention.

another really important thing is to cultivate great recs. colleges are relying more and more on recs as essays become written with help. ideal choices are teachers your student has had for multiple years (language, band, orchestra) or teacher your student has travelled with or had as a club representative. You want someone who can speak to the growth your child has undergone through HS and who genuinely knows their heart.

Last, take rankings with a HUGE grain of salt, They are somewhat meaningless. College is about fit - not ranking. There are phenomenal colleges all over the country - big ones, small ones, northern ones, southern ones, western ones etc. Your child will be happy and thrive at one of them, but going by ranking alone won't increase the likelihood of getting a great fit.

Good luck!![/quote]

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