I have been told a popular short written question for the SAT is --what did you do during COVID?
My son is aiming for straight As and 100 days (skiing)
this is gonna require a lot to go right---first he has to manage to get straight As with a course load that includes 4 IB HL classes and a school whose grade range gives an A- for a 93.99%. So the straight As is a pretty aggressive goal (and one that his parents could care less about).
What else has to go right to make this happen?
The boy is hoping COVID threads a very fine needle in Aspen---he needs school to stay remote, while the lifts keep spinning. That is a pretty narrow window. He also needs Ski Co not to implement a reservation system, or at least find himself limited by a Ski Co reservation system. Odds of that happening are very very slim.
It would also be easier for him to hit this goal if he doesn't do any winter sailing. One of the big national races is in February and he would love to do it (and would like that chance to show college coaches his skills in a national regatta) but losing a week of skiing to sailing will make those 100 days tuff.
And of course if he is forced to quarantine for 14 days (potentially more than once) that would also make reaching 100 day even harder.
Will he manage to keep his grades up while bolting for the slopes every lunch (and maybe doing wilderness guide class from the mountain on his phone)? Will a college be impressed with getting in turns will getting decent grades? Will COVID, the school, and Ski Co even make it possible?
WHO CARES. It's an awesome goal. Even better, regardless what happens getting out for a quick ski mid day is great for his mind and body and makes for more pleasant interactions with a 17 year old boy.
Progress so far? 7 days and 7 As (and one A- the always frustrating 93).
How many days you got?
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