To @Deeppak
If your child is really only 11 or 12 years old, really, put college preparation on the back burner for a couple of years…at least. Encourage your kiddo to do his best. Teach him good organizational and study skills…but don’t make him study 12 hours a day. Help him find things to,do,that he likes,that are NOT academic…sports, music, art, friends.
In other words…don’t create an anxiety ridden kid who thinks the only purpose in living is to attend an elite college anywhere.