<p>Thanks, yes, I’m starting to conclude that the individual school, and not the county school system, must have chosen to subscribe. It doesn’t surprise me that our individual school doesn’t. For some reason, college counseling/placement just doesn’t seem to be much of a priority, even though they are one of the top schools in the county based on test scores.</p>
<p>One of my colleagues showed me how to access Naviance for her kids’ school in the next county over, a very competitive school with a high “challenge index,” and it was useful to see the stats there, even though they are not for my daughter’s school. </p>
<p>I appreciate the encouraging words here. We have arranged to visit Brandeis, and I do think that knowing it’s a reach is having the desired motivational effect on my daughter. </p>
<p>We also sent her to spend the night with a friend at a nearby university where I believe her chances are excellent for admission, that also offers the majors that interest her, and she got to go to classes and meet the Hillel rabbi and so on, and she came back feeling like she could be happy there. This is our “love thy safety” strategy.</p>