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[quote=Anonymous]This depends on a lot of stuff.

Schools like Harvard really favor rigor. So is she taking hard courses? AP options? Progressing in math and languages beyond what's just required?

It sounds like she's involved, which is good. Colleges like you to demonstrate interest in certain thing: have her continue to engage, but if she can, find ONE thing to focus on and volunteer, get an internship, etc... Have her meet with her counsellor and internship coordinator Sophomore year to tell them her plans (perhaps this year with her counsellor, when she's choosing courses.)

She will need high test scores. You do not need to pay expensive test prep companies. Online Khan Academy is good. Motivated bright kids can self-study that and if they are disciplined and do it a lot they tend to do very well. Have her sign up for mock tests (like Mock SATs and ACTs and the PSAT 10 next year) - her counsellor should be a resource for this.

Ignore the poster who LOLed at you. I assume you meant "her father and I aren't geniuses."

Finally, teach her there are a lot of schools that are good. She doesn't need to go to Harvard. It is most important to find a good fit. And even if she does everything very good and right, Harvard STILL might not accept her (it's a lottery at a certain point).

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