Match Me: Hispanic Female STEM

blossom
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 23:29:08 +0000

OP, what does Naviance say? The results from kids from your own HS is going to be a more accurate prediction of safety/match than the rest of us. We are only going by your D’s stats-- but your HS has several years worth of actual results from actual applicants.

It’s important to check not just “Do kids like my D get accepted” but also the “Do kids like my D get rejected” space. That will help you figure out if your D is on the cusp (and some of her activities, recommendations, etc. can push her over the edge) or if she’s lacking something that those other kids had (recryuted athlete, legacy).

Come back and let us know where your D falls on your original list- and then we can help you tweak. Nobody needs 6 safeties- so if her safeties are indeed safe, and you can afford them, then we can help build that list out.

FYI- don’t assume that grad school is out of the picture. MD- yes, kids need to self finance (parents or loans). But a PhD in some STEM field would be funded (the university pays) so you don’t need to save money for that. And many engineers don’t need grad school at all- they go from undergrad to great careers- and their employers will typically pay for some or all of a Master’s program if they need that.