How do you know if your child would be competitive at top schools?

calmom
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:35:55 +0000

Band, sports, and PE are activities, not academic subjects.

At my daughter’s high school, band was indeed an academic subject and one that was taken very seriously. Many of the kids at her high school are now professionals in their chosen arts. Many colleges offer arts-focused major – music, dance, theater, filmmaking, etc.

There’s a kid who grew up on my block who was an athletic recruit to Stanford and joined a professional sports team when he graduated. Not many kids get into Stanford from around here – but he knew he was in at Stanford by September of his senior year, before other kids had even submitted their college apps.