A class mom met the head of admissions of Yale during the spring and the comment was: there was an overabundance of the perfect scores and grades plus music plus sport. And finding the exceptional that popped out the pile was the task for admissions now.
For those of us that have younger kids, what will be fashionable when our kids have to apply?
Ren
One approach worked for me.
I spent much time to find out what my son's interest was and help him to develop it into a passion. He likes his passion so much that he became motivated and on auto-pilot. He eventually applied for the Davidson fellowship and other fellowships. Winning one or more of these fellowships will help a kid to get into the college he likes. The few Davidson fellows I know all have been accepted by colleges such as MIT, Caltech, Harvard... Some were finalists in the Intel Talent Search. When a kid pursues his passion relentlessly and with vigor, he or she will stand out.
"For those of us that have younger kids", you will have a lot of time if you are interested in this approach.
