<p>newmassdad, indeed she did! :)</p>
<p>One of my kids got the 10k/year award. Outstanding scores, super intense course difficulty. Pursued his passions, not his GPA. If I had to pick one thing that might have done the trick, I’d say it was the essays. He wrote fearlessly. Was also rejected from Harvard. :)</p>
<p>Other kiddo also got into Chicago EA, did not get merit. Essays were absolutely terrific. Did not apply to Harvard.</p>