Thanks for reposting your great quote. It’s very perceptive.
So is the link to MIT’s advice to high school applicants. Very down-to-earth! I’ve sent this link to our D for her to consider it too. I have huge respect for MIT to say these things, and I hope other schools have a similar ethos.
I see my role as a parent to give advice to our kids and to give ideas for activities. 99% of what I suggest goes unanswered, and that’s cool. If our D isn’t interested, I’m not going to make her do anything. If you’re passionate about something, it shows. And that goes for life itself, not just college admissions.