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The last few questions and answers in the interview are telling: 

"Q: Any leader right now?"  A: "No, not at all."  [Looks back at the camera as he answers.]  Classic tell.  By the way, if he does have a leader, the most logical reason to wait is Stanford admissions. 

"Q: Which program right now fits you the best academically?"  A: "Stanford."  For the poker players out there, he looked directly at the interviewer for that one.  That's notwithstanding the prior (inartful) comment that UDFG is "bar none to anybody, Stanford, 100% graduation rate."  (I think I understood those words correctly, but I'm not completely confident.) 

As for the inartful comments in the interview (including the one that OF highlighted), I'll chalk it up to nerves.  From a kid in the top 1% of his class by gpa who gave a good enough campaign speech to be elected class president, I would have expected a more coherent description of his top schools, but the camera can do funny things to people.  Note that he speaks more confidently and succinctly when he's answering closed-ended questions and knows the answer.  It's the open ended questions when he gets nervous and speeds/slurs his speech. 

As for the major and career ambitions, my gut tells me that he doesn't have a clue yet.  Most kids don't, and many of those who do will change their mind.  He knows that he wants to be successful, and he'll figure out the rest when he gets to college. 

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The last few questions and answers in the interview are telling: 

"Q: Any leader right now?"  A: "No, not at all."  [Looks back at the camera as he answers.]  Classic tell.  By the way, if he does have a leader, the most logical reason to wait is Stanford admissions. 

"Q: Which program right now fits you the best academically?"  A: "Stanford."  For the poker players out there, he looked directly at the interviewer for that one.  That's notwithstanding the prior (inartful) comment that UDFG is "bar none to anybody, Stanford, 100% graduation rate."  (I think I understood those words correctly, but I'm not completely confident.) 

As for the inartful comments in the interview (including the one that OF highlighted), I'll chalk it up to nerves.  From a kid in the top 1% of his class by gpa who gave a good enough campaign speech to be elected class president, I would have expected a more coherent description of his top schools, but the camera can do funny things to people.  Note that he speaks more confidently and succinctly when he's answering closed-ended questions and knows the answer.  It's the open ended questions when he gets nervous and speeds/slurs his speech. 

As for the major and career ambitions, my gut tells me that he doesn't have a clue yet.  Most kids don't, and many of those who do will change their mind.  He knows that he wants to be successful, and he'll figure out the rest when he gets to college.