<p>Unless your child has some sort of “hook” (athlete, under-respresented minority, first generation college, etc), the top “U.S. News” schools down to about #20 to 25 on each of the University and Liberal Arts College lists would be out of the picture. Boys simply mature slower and are at a disadvantage in an admissions process at many places which looks for the “complete package.” There are still lots a=of greaat schools beyond those 40 to 50 though.</p>