BS suggestions in NE

Periwinkle
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:06:01 +0000

Ah, my mistake, then. Nevertheless, while high academic potential is a plus, it doesn’t make a candidate a shoo-in.

I’m not saying the child should add ECs only to have ECs. I think that the schools want a candidate who will add to the community, though. Many very, very smart kids are applying. There is a certain level of potential which is sufficient.

Character, energy, and concern for others are wonderful characteristics, too. It’s possible, as a parent, to be overawed by academics, and to forget that the AOs are accepting students to build a community.

It’s like LEGOS. While the gold Legos are super-special, and worth making any number of silly bargains with your siblings, you can’t build really interesting structures with only gold legos. You need all the colors, and a few special moving parts, too, only available if you cannibalize the older special model given by Grandma… (metaphor alert!)