<p>floridadad55: Well, the truth is that you can turn any extracurricular activity into the most amazing thing you have ever done. It all depends on how he writes about it. Yeah his extracurricular list does seem kind of weak, but at least he has focused interests and depending on how he expresses that it can turn out for the best. As for ranking…his top 5% ranking is just fine! Colleges use grades and SATs as a means of getting people past the first round. Once they know you can do the work, they turn to your personality and your activities outside of school.</p>
<p>I have no guarantee how he will do in the process, his stats look incredibly good. He obviously is a smart child. I would just make sure he applies to some safety schools, and to the other ivys as well like Cornell and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Also as many pointed out…try to stay hands off the college process as much as you possibly can without killing yourself w/ anxiety. LOL. I know parents are stressed out as much as kids during this process, my parents seem to be pulling out their hair more than me. In reality, college applications are a very emotionally demanding process already, please try not to stress your son out anymore than I am sure he already is.</p>