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[quote=Anonymous]I was a faculty child at an elite. I had excellent SATs but ok grades from very well-known high school that were trending up. In retrospect I think i was a shoo-in bc it was the early 90s but not today. If you are really worried tell her not to stretch herself too much until she has her sea legs. Stress that freshman year is A LOT of transitions and not the time to dive into the deep end academically. I had earned 4s on AP calc and AP bio senior year; those scores made me eligible for higher ranked classes that were too hard for me given my lack of interest in majoring in those subjects and the fact that it was an elite college with lots of REALLY brilliant kids. My freshman fall grades were not pretty. Spring semester I purposefully took a classes with friends so I had a study buddy and played to my strengths. It worked out much better and turned things around. [/quote]
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