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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, my friend and her husband have three kids. Husband is a doctor/Ivy grad.

All three kids are high achievers.

Their first two kids went to Ivies (one to Dad's and one to a different one). #1 wanted to do IB and is doing that. #2 science research, now in grad school.

#3 wants to be a doctor like Dad. She goes to a regional public university where she can be a stand out student, get involved in research early, leader in medical -related clubs. It's also in her hometown so she can keep working at her dad's medical office and/or the local hospital. [b]She could have gone to a T30 school and parents would have paid for it but dad advised this path was better for her goals.[/b] She's loving college and still pre-med.

Visit the schools she has available and really look at the opportunities. For example , when you visit Towson, schedule a meeting with their undergrad research program - https://www.towson.edu/fcsm/departments/stem/turep/[/quote]

Dad was likely quite aware that her scores or personality were not likely to lead to being a top-quartile kid at the T30. We would advise the same for one of ours if they were to want premed. For the other two, they have the chops, stats and mindset, to stand out anywhere and are doing just that at different T10/ivy, and we encouraged the tougher environment because it opens the door wider for the very top MD-phD and MD programs. The advice should never be generalized, it should fit your unique kid to maximize their potential! Only OP knows what fits their student; from their description Towson may not be a fit. [/quote]

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