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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is a junior, and her only options for college are in-state because of our family's financial situation. She has a 3.88 at a good public high school, one sport, no ECs to speak of. [b]She hates high school with a passion, thinks it's idiotic, all her classes are stupid, hates the administration and its crazy rules and incompetence, etc. She does the work because her friends do it, but she has no enthusiasm for school at all. 
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She went to CTY at Johns Hopkins for three summers, where she really blossomed. She told me recently those were the happiest weeks of her life. Her CTY teachers said she was "exceptional" and "outstanding."

I'm not bragging, I'm worried. I fear she'll be unhappy and unchallenged in college. We can't afford to send her to a CTY-like top college. If you have a similarly gifted kid who went to a lower-ranked college, how did s/he do? Did your child find a peer group? Were the classes interesting/challenging enough? Any advice most appreciated.

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Yikes.  My take on this is that she wants to be at a small school where she is coddled and babied.  If she hates school and has no enthusiasm for it then she really should think about alternatives.  Frankly your report of her attending CTY doesn't ring true.  It is more likely she attended some summer programs but without going through the rigorous testing and vetting process because a 3.88 is not a GT grade point average to be proud of.  I think you need to look at small schools.  She may do better at someplace like one of the Colleges That Change Lives.[/quote]

What is wrong with you? 
“3.88 is not a GT grade point average to be proud of.”

What would ever motivate you to say this? OP posted this out of humility, candor, and what seems to be a fair representation of her daughter....and um MANY teenagers feel the exact same way.   If you don’t have helpful advice, why both criticizing her and casting “suspicion” on her post? It seems you need to look inward instead of trying to shame OP, geez 
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I will be very proud if my 2e kid gets a weighted 3.88, or an unweighted one. I don't think that's a reflection on her lesser academic ability, just a reflection on where her focus lies. Why does she need a perfect math grade? Why can't she occasionally bomb a test? Those things are learning experiences. Learning is something we do for its own sake.

It's so funny, listening to the way grades are discussed here. My sister in law went to Cambridge after almost flunking a few classes in high school... But she got top marks on her entrance exams, and in her field of study. Seems like a better way to live.[/quote]

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