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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ I know you want clay pot mowing lawns running through sprinklers and waiting tables for your DC, and that's fine, you picked a different vehicle.  but don't judge others.[/quote]

A different vehicle?? A generation ago, that pointiness/nonprofit/published book/lab research/recruited-Div III-athlete  vehicles weren’t even a thing for almost all of of us who applied to selective colleges. We had the same activities as our peers who went the state school route. We ran through sprinklers, played on the same Little league or school teams, did the same National Honor society/science fair clubs, etc. We all relied on our high school counselors (or ourselves). The current state of College admissions has really created a new class of applicants who have differentiated themselves in very curated, packaged, almost artificial ways. The judgment comes from the potential psychological and social fallout from too much curating. [/quote]

OP. As you might be able to tell from my original post, I think there is value to a natural progression of interests and that kids should come out of high school with gas left in the tank. Which is what was driving the original question. Appreciate all the input. 
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