Being at high-stats kid from KY will hopefully work to his advantage. Our son is a freshman at Brown, we’re from KY and he had similar stats to your kiddo’s. I’d consider moving EA to ED at UChicago, if he really loves it- such a great school and it sounds like a good fit. Something to consider- profs at small LACs will be a bit more open to their students doing hands-on research, and he’ll get the solid writing foundation needed for policy work or law school. My husband is a PoliSci prof at a LAC, he has students doing high-level research projects and regularly sends grads to top-tier law schools. If you think law school is his path, then definitely consider those LACs, especially if you can find ones in bigger metro areas. Check out all those DC schools- GWU, American, G’town. My son has a couple of friends at American, they love it. U of Denver does have a great PoliSci dept. Rice might be one to consider, although it sounds like he wants to be in the northeast. BU, Northeastern, JHU (reachy but such a nice smallish school!) and UMD College Park come to mind- UMD is huge, but also super diverse and close to DC. William & Mary, too. I’m sure he’ll do great- and I completely understand your kiddo not wanting to stay in-state. My son said he wouldn’t apply to anywhere in KY or any state that touched KY, he just wanted to spread his wings and experience somewhere else for 4 years!
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