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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not Ivy or nothing. There is a whole lot of in between there.

She will, if she hasn't already, picked up on your disappointment in her.  So tread lightly.

Nothing at all wrong with going to community college for two years. Around here if you do well those first two years, it's guaranteed acceptance at public colleges. Not sure about where you live, but it's worth looking into.[/quote]

The problem is that this isn't even a case of Ivy or nothing.  They will need to look HARD for a school that would even consider a score in the 14-16 range.  That is between the 8th and 19th percentile.

Perhaps your daughter is better suited to a skilled trade, OP.  There is nothing wrong with that. My plumber brother pulls close to six figures in a given year, and likes his job.  He loves to work with his hands.  That's what he's good at.  Not everyone will succeed in an academic setting.[/quote]

OP, don't let an ACT score get you or your daughter down. She's got good grades in her classes.  Do you think that she can write? Compose research papers?  Speak on a topic intelligently?  Tackle mathematics or other numeracy problems in real life?  Does she have interests in science, history, the arts, etc.?  Do you think her teachers could write a letter of recommendation that says, "ABC told me what her ACT scores is, and quite frankly, I'm surprised. My observation of her in my ____ class leads me to conclude she is a [insert accolades here]."  Something like that?[/quote]

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