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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it sounds like you are just trying to find a school where your gifted child will fit in, be challenged and inspired and have a great college experience. There are many many schools that fit that bill. Please don't buy into the DCUM philosophy that only the top 10 or even top 50 USNWR schools are worthy of a high achieving student. Please don't buy into the hype that if your child isn't at a big three School, or in the top one percentile of their high school class with 15 APs, a 4.5 GPA and 30 college credits already accrued that they can't possibly be high achieving.

If your daughter was happiest in a cty program, it may be due to the personal attention she received there, being surrounded by other very bright and engaging students or by the focus on topics that appealed to her. Your student may be able to find the same things in a good honors program at a reputable school with a strong program in her area of interest.

My child was high achieving with SAT scores and extracurriculars that put her in the ivy range. She had a very specialized area of interest that was not suited to a typical liberal arts curriculum. She ended up at a school that was out of the top 50, but which was perfect for her needs. She is surrounded by students who share her interests and who inspire and motivate her to do her best. Find the school where your child feels at home, and where her passions will be nurtured. That might be at a state school with an excellent academic department in her area of interest, at a small SLAC, or one of the exclusive colleges. It doesn't have to be based on the ranking game. Visit if possible, have her engage personally with the admissions counselors at the schools that pique her interest and go with the one she's most excited about. She will bloom where she's planted![/quote]

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