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[quote=Anonymous]You just can't game out the college admissions process like that. If you take the most rigorous classes and have the best grades, you're as well positioned as possible. There's a reason lots of folks liken admission to the very top tier to a lottery.  It's always better to focus on maximizing learning and happiness now while your DD is in high school rather than focus on admission to a college where 95%+ of students don't succeed in getting in.

And don't take the disaster stories from PPs as universal. Most students at the Ivies are from meh schools (mostly because most schools are meh) and they do as well as anyone. Look at all the children of foreign medical graduates who grew up in small towns and how well they do at the elite colleges.

Now for useless advice that could get your child into an elite college but only if they already have an academically elite mind and attitude. Since you're in a college town, get your DD to find a faculty mentor. If she's a STEM student, she can wash equipment and learn how a lab works.  Maybe they'll sponsor a project that could make a good run at the Regeneron Science Talent Search. If she's humanities oriented, she can file notes and make library runs. Those kinds of opportunities may lead to more responsibilities that would allow her to work along side graduate research assistants and postdocs and provide experiences many undergraduates never get. A rec from a faculty member who really knows your DD's work can be a real leg up. [/quote]

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