Would she be challenged at UROC?

momcan
Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:28:15 +0000

My daughter is about to start her senior year of HS. She wants to study Physics/Math. Here’s her profile:
GPA: 4.5 weighted; 3.9 unweighted
ACTs: Composite: 35
SAT Subject Tests: Physics: 800 Math2: 800 Literature: 760
AP Scores: Scored a “5” in each of these exams: Physics B; Chemistry; Calculus BC, subscore for Calculus AB; Language & Composition [She’ll take these AP courses senior year: Physics C, Statistics, Comp Sci, Biology and Literature. I think she’s crazy!]
Very good extracurricular activities. Lacking in Community Service…does minimum required for Nat’l Honor Society.

So, she’s a bright girl and I think she could get into many schools. She thinks schools like MIT would be full of frenzied students doing homework all the time. She likes to work hard, but also likes to relax. She’s quiet. She doesn’t think she’d be happy at an uber-intense school (like MIT). Also, she’s heard places like MIT value grad students more than undergrads. So, maybe she’d look at MIT-like schools for grad school.

Would she be adequately challenged at UROC? Should we be pushing her to aim for schools that are even more selective? Does UROC’s program send students to premiere grad schools?