Asking young people ; current HS students, just got into college, recent alums.
What kind of support would you have wanted or needed from your parent going into junior and senior year of HS?
What kind of pushing/nudging helps? Or does it just hinder?
My kid is a rising junior and an athlete. Likely above a 4.0 right now. No test scores yet. Targeting selective, meets needs LACs. Don’t know yet what they want to study, but current areas of interest are creative writing, chemistry, data science/stats.
ECs are decent, not curing cancer at a non-profit they started (sports and a language club she’s involved in, some volunteer work through church). All very organic—stuff she willingly wants to do.
TIA
Posted Jul 6, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC
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