My kids are outliers. What I am basically saying is most kids might be a sigma or two outside the mean. They might need some additional classes which most of these schools can provide. It’s easily available.
When you talk about national/international awards you are talking about kids who are several standard deviations outside the mean. Is any school going to be able to accommodate a kid on that level? In any subject?
Same goes for sports. A kid might be Olympic level ( or pre-Olympic level). Does that mean there will be a team of kids on that level or a coach who can meet their needs?
The AO at two schools told me during the interview how they would meet the needs of my really mathy kid. And gave examples of other kids who followed a similar path. The head of the math department at one school also gave options. I think there are at most a handful of kids who are working at the national/international level at these schools. The schools know what matters.
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