<p>DD, a junior, is interested in LACs. She's not really a candidate for top-20 schools. (Grades = freshman 3.6; sophomore 3.6 with moderate effort; she's gotten <em>much</em> more serious this year, so the GPA trend should be upward.) However, she will have only 1 or 2 AP courses, since she's not a math/science person and AP science at her HS is offered only as a second year, after completing a full year of college prep in the same subject. There have also been the inevitable schedule conflicts. She will have math through calculus or perhaps AP Stats; 5 years of Spanish, and a full schedule of academic courses in the highest non-AP track (small school/no honors offered). Good ECs, etc. Most of her schools of interest are SAT optional, so standardized test scores should not be a major factor.</p>
<p>I'd be interested in hearing about the admission experiences of students with similar records. We're trying to figure out what sort of selectivity range she should concentrate her search for matches in.</p>