Lakeside in Seattle Chances

ruinedlegend
Fri, 10 Feb 2017 06:17:27 +0000

My son is applying for Lakeside in Seattle. They somehow only ask quite abstract information about kids; the phone interview he had, I don’t really know if they know him better or worse afterwards. It is kind of sad that a very lively young man is represented by a list of bullets. But here we are:

SSAT, 2388 (99%), with next to none preparation (school doesn't know)

Premier level soccer player. Tried out but didn't make Olympic Development Program (do they care to evaluate the level kids play at?)

top 10 in the league (8 schools) in XC

Many years of rec experience in baseball and basketball. He forgot to mention multiple sometimes hard-earned championships.

Quite some experience but nothing to show about: violin, guitar, and painting.

He shoots movies whenever possible; quality work for his age. I put in a link to a funny movie he made about himself and thought it would be the best shot that he had to distinguish himself from other crazily good applicants. (Will school look at it at all?)

He forgot to put in anything academic; there doesn't seem to be places in the application form for those either (metro level recognition in math, spelling bee, etc); I don't think it matters that much though.

Robotics recognition at state level.

Serious boy scout. Very much into outdoor activities. Recognition at national leadership training camp.

Volunteer hours: 35+ last year.

Essay he talks about our cat. Not sure why that is significant though.

Another thing that I worry, to a lesser degree, is whether the school may think he is another overworked tiger cub kid. He is not but there is not much we can do about stereotypes I guess.