Is spike absolutely necessary for Stanford/Harvard/Ivys?

Mwfan1921
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:39:00 +0000

Rivet2000:

especially high stats kids

IMO the issue is that so many parents think their kid is ‘high stats’ because they have straight A’s or a high test score. I’m not sure where things currently stand, but last I knew it ~50% of HS grads had straight A’s. And the vast majority of those students aren’t ‘high stats’ and wouldn’t be competitive for highly rejective schools.

IMO again, it’s important that parents help their kids have a healthy viewpoint on admissions and “reframe the narrative” as @momofboiler1 said…different kids handle the stress and denials differently, and it’s important to recognize that. It’s also important that parents not let their kids see the stress the parents themselves might be feeling about admissions.

anotheroboemom:

it is challenging to parent really driven/high achieving kids. They will set their sights high, they will have great achievements. But at some point they will “fail”. They don’t get the lead in the play, they don’t win the race, they don’t get into the dream school.

This isn’t unique to driven/high achieving kids.