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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Backtrack for a moment. Is everything perfect with her dream school?
Has she visited to know if she likes the vibe?
Do you have the money? It seems like a private school from your description.
Does it have a strong program in the major she wants?
Kids change a lot from 11 to 17, you want to make sure she isn't just stuck in a childhood fantasy. 
If all that checks out then I'm glad you are supportive of her goal. Prepscholar has a thing in which when you look up a school it will tell you reach, target, and safety schools that are similar which could be a useful tool to help find other schools. [/quote]
We have visited twice, once "officially" and another time we just wandered around. 
She doesn't know what she wants to major in but there a good programs in all of the things she is really interested in. 
We have a high HHI and have the [b]money set aside for full pay at a private university[/b]. 
Thanks for the tip about Prepscholar - I'll take a look at that[/quote]
[b]What even is full pay for a school these days? You can't just google the tuition and other costs, multiple times four, and call it a day.[/b] [/quote]

Why not? If you want to be nitpicky you can look up average tuition increases and factor that in, but a ballpark of $70k/year covered tuition, room, board and fees. At that level whether it was $68k or $72k wasn't that relevant.

OP, she definitely needs to expand her list. If Wellesley is her dream school, UMD isn't exactly a comparable school, nor is it a safety. Have her look at some of the other seven sisters (if a women's college is the top priority) and nescac schools (if SLAC is a priority). Holyoke and Bryn Mawr are worth a look. Maybe Conn College and Trinity for safeties (depending on her stats of course).[/quote]

I went to one of the other seven sisters and it doesn't hold a candle to Wellesley. I 100% understand why she is in love with it. It's an amazing place. However, she should visit the others for sure.

I know some kids who did the 1 and done thing and were prepared to scramble over the holidays to get other applications in. The good news is that with the Common App she would be able to repurpose her materials from the Wellesley app to apply to other schools.  That said OP if this is her dream school she needs to go on the offensive to make herself known to the admissions officers, attend sessions when Wellesley reps come to town, attend any special admissions programs they have on campus and talking to every alum you can find. Your DD needs to figure out how she can craft her app so the admissions officer says, "I want this kid on our campus."  My kid had a dream school that she applied early to and this is what we did and it worked. If your DD has the stats, focus on putting together the best application possible. Also make sure she has some substantial activity going on this summer, as well.[/quote]

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