@Denver5280, just thought of one more thing. There are lots of very competitive summer and study abroad programs available for juniors that your daughter might be interested in, like TASP. My daughter is applying to 4 this year and spends more time on the applications than her APUSH class that is supposed to be time-consuming. Every application is as intense if not more so than a college app, with multiple essays, teacher recs, etc. If she gets in at least one of them, not only will she have a time of her life, but it would significantly boost her college application. And if she doesn’t, it will give her great practice run for next year - I can already see her re-using some of the essays she has written for these apps for college supplemental and scholarship apps next year. Hope it helps!