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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the OP.  Our DS had almost the exact same SAT and grade situation as yours.  I was worried about how many options he would have.  As it turned out, he had plenty!  There are lots of schools out there where he will be able to get a great, valuable education.  The good news is his grades have been going up, not down and his SATs are above average.  Now he might not get into the top 100 or so colleges in the US, that everyone around here is obsessed with, but there are 3400 colleges in the United States.  Most colleges accept most applicants.  What you need to focus on is what is going to be best for him.

As for party schools, every school is a party school.  I think the term is used by some who get into more selective schools to put down any school ranked lower than theirs (for a funny portrayal of this, see the Wharton guy in the I Went to Princeton, B* YouTube video).  Name brands are overrated.  The alumni network might help with that first job, but once you start working its about what you can do, not where you went to school.  You can get the basic skills you'll need at most colleges.

Bottom line: if he wants to go to college, he will have a lot to choose from (and btw once you have multiple acceptance letters in hand, the power dynamic changes!)[/quote]

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