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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is a junior now and has wanted to go to the same college since about the 6th grade and if I'm being frank, she has a pretty good shot of getting in. It's a very good school but not top twenty or anything like that. She is going to apply early decision which I am supportive of but I don't want her putting all of her eggs in one basket. Whenever I bring up applying to other schools she says, "Sure, yeah whatever I'll apply to Maryland or something." Her counselor and I have told her about the need for safeties and such but she has no interest in looking into colleges she would like attending and I don't want to make application decisions for her. Although I wouldn't mind her attending UMD (especially because it's so cheap), I do not believe it is the environment she would want and in addition to that, it is not a safety school at this point. How do I get her interested in looking at and applying to a variety of schools that she would enjoy attending and not just her dream school?  [/quote]

Good luck to your daughter! I felt that way too about Wellesley - what sealed it for me was the campus tour when I was a high school junior.  Do you have any friends or colleagues that are alums? There’s lots in the DC area, maybe an informal chat could bring about some other colleges to add to the list.  [/quote]

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