Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:10     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
“Pointy” hasn’t been a thing in about 10 years.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:10     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Anonymous wrote:OP here, that’s helpful. Will college counseling at a reasonably well-resourced private know how to direct a kid like this in selecting schools to apply to? Coursework, grades, and test scores will indicate a higher range of possible than what sounds like is actually possible.

apply broadly, keep expectations in check, love a "safety"
Good luck!
That's it.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:10     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Anonymous wrote:OP here, that’s helpful. Will college counseling at a reasonably well-resourced private know how to direct a kid like this in selecting schools to apply to? Coursework, grades, and test scores will indicate a higher range of possible than what sounds like is actually possible.


If this is a feeder then it changes many things. Mediocre ECs with high stats will do fine. Anything is possible except for HYPSM.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:09     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Anonymous wrote:Are there any colleges/universities that look favorably on a well-rounded kid these days? Excels in range of subjects (but mostly math), high rigor coursework/high test scores, sporty, awards in debate and entrepreneurship but nothing national level, some student leadership, loves being involved at school, lots of volunteer hours, well-liked by teachers. But wouldn’t naturally develop pointy areas just for purposes of developing an application narrative. He thinks that’s phony.


What do you mean? Elite colleges covet well-rounded.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:07     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
They should. There is no reason not to have some high reaches. If you are full pay, that’s “pointy enough” for some schools these days.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:07     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Crazy responses. Someone like that has a decent shop at top schools. Not HYPSM but good schools. The pointiest kids are often awkward and well rounded kids help establish a great campus community.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:06     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
OP here, that’s helpful. Will college counseling at a reasonably well-resourced private know how to direct a kid like this in selecting schools to apply to? Coursework, grades, and test scores will indicate a higher range of possible than what sounds like is actually possible.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:06     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Anonymous wrote: Flagships. T20-T60.


Among T20, Rice and JHu are exceptions, if you got high stats.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:03     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Flagships. T20-T60.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:02     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Yes…about 3950 colleges do.

It’s only like the top 50 (including SLACs in that 50) that care about much more than grades and test scores and the kid seems to do other good things with their time.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:01     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
literally any college outside the most absurdly selective?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:01     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
That’s what I figured. Community college it is, then. Thanks PP!
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 13:01     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Sadly, there are none
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 12:59     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Community colleges love profiles like this.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 12:58     Subject: What to do if your kid is - gasp - well-rounded?
Are there any colleges/universities that look favorably on a well-rounded kid these days? Excels in range of subjects (but mostly math), high rigor coursework/high test scores, sporty, awards in debate and entrepreneurship but nothing national level, some student leadership, loves being involved at school, lots of volunteer hours, well-liked by teachers. But wouldn’t naturally develop pointy areas just for purposes of developing an application narrative. He thinks that’s phony.