Parents of the HS Class of 2024 (Part 1)

[DadOfJerseyGirl]

Please note: @M_Fun has moved her discussion to this thread:

Help finding targets and safeties [4.0/34ACT, Studio Art, Creative Writing, etc, needs high financial aid / scholarships]

I am helping D24 with her college list, and need some help finding some targets and safeties, along with any other suggestions. GPA (unweighted): 4.0 GPA (weighted): 4.3 PSAT: 1360 Pre ACT: 34 Grades are straight As (she is taking the SAT/ACT in July and August) Class Rank: our school doesn’t rank, but she is in the top 5% APs: Chemistry (rec’d a 3) APUSH AP World History (rec’d a 3) AP Calc AB AP Physics I next year she is taking AP Calc BC, AP Physics II, and AP English Must haves: LAC Majors: English/Creative Writing; Studio Art, ideally including animation; potentially Sociology and/or Religion She is still somewhat undecided and wants the flexibility to try some different things before committing to a major, hence looking for an LAC. Would like to have: small school <5,000 good mental health resources on campus not hot/humid (Portland is her ideal weather) Would be nice to have: not in the middle of a big city good food strong art community overall She h…