A diverse college list

S1732
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:12:44 +0000

palmalk, at one time or another all of those schools were on my son’s list. He is very laid back about academics (passionate about what he loves and not so much effort in other things), so I think he thought that U Chicago and Northwestern were probably too serious and competitive for him. I think that the constant barrage of Wash-U literature over the summer probably scared him away as well. He looks at the stats of the kids that go to those schools (especially the emphasis on stellar ECs) and he doesn’t feel he has a shot. So yes, his list probably does have a heavy emphasis on safety and match schools.