Are broken bones good ECs???
I’m a mom reading these posts and wondering how important formal/traditional extra-curriculars and volunteering are when applying to engineering schools, MIT in particular. We live in rural MN and have always let our boys take responsibility for their studies, hobbies, etc, and supported what their choices were. They are growing into independent, solid, interesting citizens. Background on our 16yo: skipped kindergarten, at 4yo befriended an international pro stunt pilot at EAA for 3 years, at 4yo he wanted to be an “aeronautic engineer” (his words) at that time, played oboe for 5 years, piano for 3 years, was 3/135 in 10th grade with a 3.97, is currently full time dual-credit student at a private college for his 11th/12th grade years (we drove him 30 miles each way for 2 months until he was old enough to get his DL), getting best scores in pre-calc, ACT scored 32 first time, created/builds ski bikes, photography business, vinyl decal business, t-shirt business, has built/welded numerou
