Too Many Choices????

[jym626]

A friend's dau, valedictorian of a very well respected private school in a large metropolitan city, was rejected from Harvard, WL at Princeton, admitted to Duke, Vandy and Tulane. While yes, hopefully most top students will get into one top 20 school, no one truly knows which one it will be, and whether that school really is a good fit for that particular student. Hopefully the students will stop applying to the top 20 just because they are the top 20, ans will instead apply to the schools that are the best for them and ones that they really want to attend. To recommend that a top student apply to the top 20 just because they could get into one seems to focus on potential bragging rights rather than the best college experience.

[jym626]

Quick side story in response to jazzymom's post #75 (true story)
In the mid 70's I went to grad school at a large flagship U in the south after having attended a small, liberal LAC in the north. Got onto campus and was walking with another grad student up a hill, past the ROTC buildings. Admittedly, I was not too familiar with the military back then, during those vietnam war era days. I look over as we were walking past the AFROTC building sign. I turned to the other student and asked "what's the AFRO -TC?"
When they stopped laughing 15 minutes later, the acronym to me Oops!! So embarassing!! I am now married to someone who was active duty military when we met, and stayed in the reserves for an additional 7 yrs. He is commander of his war veterans group. So I don't make those dumb mistakes any more (just new dumb mistakes).

Now returning to the thread and congrats to the OPs' daus choices.

[Mombot]

What Gandert said--have her look at Notre Dame. Academics are fabulous, she'd probably laugh at the South Bend winters, which are a deterrent for kids from milder climates, and her profile really fits. They have a lot of overlap with the service academies and they have really strong ROTC. They love athletes. They have strong engineering and fabulous liberal arts. IT is a good college for students who have a strong faith.

My D. is there and loves it--she has some of the same traits you describe in your D. PM me if you have any questions. ND is unique--my D. was a terrific kid and a terrific student but she's developing there in ways that go beyond just academics. I can't say enough good about the school.

Oh, and Alaska Air flies into Chicago.