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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my junior is similar to yours. A solid student, good grades in rigorous classes, and plays soccer (a LOT). And that’s it. No jobs, no clubs, no volunteering. We’ve discussed how this will limit DC’s college options. And it may not really sink in until DC has some rejections in hand, but it’s been their decision. I can’t make this child be like their sibling who played sports and got great grades but also worked, volunteered and started a club and is now at a T50 college. I’m parenting the child I have, with accordant expectations about college prospects. And neither of us is pointing fingers or looking for scapegoats among their peers. [/quote]

It’s great that your other kid was more active but your “lazy” kid may do better in life. I just had drinks with a friend who is a professor at a state flagship, and whose life philosophy is to be lazy (or “build in slack” as he says). Nice house, nice family, nice neighborhood, nice kids, nice hobbies … it’s to be aspired to actually![/quote]

And in reality, the HS junior who has no desire to join clubs/do ECs for 20+ hours per week is NOT a good candidate for the T25 schools.  They would be miserable at a school like that.  But they will likely get into plenty of 50-100 schools if they have the grades, the soccer alone will be enough for many of them. And that is likely where they will be happiest/with a group of like minded people.  [/quote]

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