<p>Thank you for the vote of confidence, NJTheaterMom. SDonCC, do you have a sense of how competitive admission is to the Carnegie program? It looks as if they are selected on the basis of an essay, resume, and test scores. But my daughter may not take the ACT until Feb or April, and is a little worried about how her scores will turn out. She does not have a lot of experience with standardized tests. She is doing some test prep now, but my sense is that the test may be the weak link for these and college applications. Her grades and resume are good and she writes well…</p>