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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If we changed the title of this thread to "Interested in suggestions of colleges for "standard strong" DS" I think we would be having a much better conversation and I think that is what the OP meant.[/quote]

OP: Yes! Oh my goodness. I didn't mean I was chewing my nails. It's more that I get waves of "wow, X's kid who aced Calc 3 in middle school and got a 1590 SAT just got rejected from a T30, where the heck will my kid go?" I absolutely appreciate that I have a normal bright well-adjusted kid, I really do.

And I don't have a problem with SUNY schools. I think I'm secretly hoping he'll wind up at Binghamton. But we can full pay (I feel like I mentioned this?), so we are going to cast a broader net. Whether certain private schools are "worth it" is a discussion we can have down the line.[/quote]

Thank you. You sound like a very reasonable person and it seems like there is fortunately some good advice here mixed in with some garbage. And you did mention that you can do full pay. After four years at an SHSAT school I think a private school might be good for your kid vs. a SUNY, though it depends on the private. Did they go to public K-8?[/quote]

TY. And I kind of agree about the private vs SUNY although, as I said, I have no problem at all with SUNYs and if that winds up being the route he takes, great. We know many, many, kids doing well at Binghamton and Stonybrook. Less so the other SUNYs.

He did go to K - 8 public and he/we were very happy with it. We never really looked at private schools, mostly for financial reasons, and also because we were fortunate to have very good public options all along. I really don't regret the HS choice even if it means a harder road for college admissions (though we would have LOVED the option of Elro or Beacon- damn DOE lottery).[/quote]

My wife went to Stuy, I have several friends who went to Townsend Harris. I got you, friend.

Maybe also look at SUNY Geneseo.

UMass, UConn. Clark U in Worcester. William and Mary. Swarthmore and Haverford.

Absolutely look at Cornell via the statutory colleges. It’s a very different situation for in state kids from NYC specialized high schools. My neighbor was one.

A friends kid with similar situation (Brooklyn Tech) went to CUNY Macaulay Honors College and it was a good match.

You are not starting too early. We started sophomore year and had a relaxed time touring and visiting potential schools. It’s a lot to cram into one summer or two spring breaks. Give time to think and let questions breathe.[/quote]

Some good suggestions but he should have a shot at the top tier SUNYs, not Geneseo. Cornell will be a big stretch so I would actively manage expectations but not crazy.

And if money is not a huge issue, a kid like this shouldn't go to Macaulay. Great school and a wonderful social mobility provider for those who can't afford more but I think this kid would thrive in a more traditional college environment rather than at what basically is a commuter school (my dad went to CCNY ages ago and I know tons of highly accomplished people who did, so I'm not hating on CUNY). Get out of the NYC bubble.[/quote]

Geneseo, the SUNY LAC is a great school.[/quote]

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