BS suggestions in NE

DAndrew
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:50:15 +0000

While I understand that everyone is trying to help, the comments implying that the kid should do more to be competitive to get in the top schools may add stress to OP and their kid unnecessarily. Kids have different strengths. Some are well-rounded, some are great atheletes with solid academics, and others are intensely academic… We are fine with a kid who’s a great athelete with a 3.5 GPA, knowing that they’d be competitive, why can’t we accept that an 8th grader with 2240 SAT (let’s face it - as strong a group as the top school candidates are, how many 8th graders have such scores?) with weaker extracurricular activities are equally competitive?

That being said, there is no garantee that OP’s daughter will be accepted into one of the top schools. When the admit rates of these schools are lower than 15%, they become anyone’s reach. Full FA need would make it even more challenging. The final result will depend on many factors including yes luck, but in general I think OP’s daughter is in as good a position as the most competitive candidates.