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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, everyone should calm down. If you think the question is dumb, ignore it. So, I had a DC at a "Big3" with stats similar to those you describe. DC attends an Ivy. Your child has very high test scores. Was DC a NMSF? People here like to say its meaningless but I really don't think it is, because it suggests that test prep played less of a role. Is your DC taking the hardest courses he or she can take?  That makes a difference. I think at our school kids with those stats have a lot of good options, but the Ivies are always considered a reach. We got lucky. The reason counsellors seem all over the map is that they want people to fall in love with realistic schools. I also think they bend over backwards not  to suggest that anything is a sure thing among the more selective schools. My DC was urged to look at schools like Rochester, RIT, Hamilton, Colgate, Oberlin, Purdue, Wisconsin and Skidmore but was not told that schools like Michigan, Tufts, Wesleyan, Swarthmore, Haverford or certain Ivies were out of the question. So yes, a little all over the place. But even that list reflects interests of my DC that might not apply to yours. Your DC will have a lot of great options, and despite what you hear on this Board, I think most college counsellors at these privates doa good job and know what they are talking about.

For those who say that no Big 3 gives parents Naviance, perhaps that is true, I don't know. But my understanding is that even schools who don't give parents unfettered access to Naviance will allow parents to meet with the counselor and loof at specific college data.  I have done that with respect to a different DC.[/quote]

Very helpful.  Thank you.  Singed OP[/quote]

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