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[quote=Anonymous]I'm thinking about my daughter who has a 3.6 GPA, but very, very good PSATs, but does not have a schedule that is loaded up with AP classes. I am assuming her SATs will be similar. She'll be a junior and will take one AP this year. I anticipate her only taking one AP class senior year as well.

She has some mitigating factors including some health issues that prevent her from taking the full load of AP classes that many high achievers take, but we also probably wouldn't have pushed the AP classes either even without her health issues as she had perfectionist tendencies that we have been working on.

She's involved in theater, but has not founded/led any volunteer, extra curricular activities. So basically a pretty smart child, who is doing pretty decently, but has or probably won't do anything particular to distinguish herself from a college application perspective.

I picture her at a medium sized liberal arts college with people who are smart as well, but not necessarily the driven type that you find at the ivy league or other top "prestige" colleges. I'm thinking medium sized because I know that she would like to be involved in theater and assume a bigger (but not big) school would have some more of these kind of opportunities.

Any suggestions?[/quote]

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