Colleges for Non-Competitive Achievers

ll0124
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:47:36 +0000

i think you put way too much pressure on your son.
you talk about him like he’s a disappointment.

your son has an amazing gpa, fantastic sat scores, and a good amount of extracurriculars.

‘bad extracurriculars’ are more along the lines of what i have, i guess. i have a job and one club.

people’s lives should not be based around getting into college. your son has done fantastically in high school and you should give him more credit for that. he is a highly competitive student and could easily get into a variety of schools.

the way you speak of him can make a lot of people with worse stats feel kind of stupid. especially the fact that you’re freaking out about few extracurriculars he has when he has plenty. you don’t need to get into harvard to be successful in life. and i guarantee you he’ll get into a very competitive school.