<p>wjibara, that discussion pertains to prep schools, not colleges.</p>
<p>Perhaps relevant questions to ask in the case of the kid you are mentoring are “How do her stats compare to that of the sister? And how is the sister doing?”</p>
<p>I don’t know that you are doing her a favor to urge her to apply. Her stats are really, really weak, and if she is rejected from the school her sister attends, won’t that be a significant slap in the face to her?</p>