<p>ZS likely won’t apply to HYYPSM, but she’s always been told that she has a unique voice and I think she does. Scored upper 70s as a sophomore on CR and Writing PSAT, has a job as a professional writer, has writing ECs. Her “voice” is extremely sophisticated but is clearly her own. She plans to submit a few of her published pieces and a couple of graded things, one of which is spectacular so I think it will provide a record of her work. As a side note, she’s doing a program at Barnard (one of about 50 NYC public school kids chosen) with her English teacher in a few weeks. She is so excited about this and I think it’s a stroke of genius for the two to attend together.</p>