“I would also suggest she applies to Ivys At least, she should try ! It is better to try and fail than to fail to try.”
Why? What if a kid simply isn’t interested in those particular 8 schools? What’s the point of applying then? I had kids who were interested in elite schools but for whatever reason, none of the Ivies rang their bells. They still got into great schools though. Why on earth should they have arbitrarily tried for those particular 8?