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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So much depends on how demonstrated the music is, how good she is at sport (would she be recruited?), etc.

But, from student description and assuming she has great test scores and decent honors, I'd take a look at:

Reach: Amherst, Swarthmore,  Haverford, Wellesley 
Target: Vassar, Wesleyan,  William and Mary, Reed, Smith
Likely: Muhlenberg
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No school that admits less than 20% of applicants is a target, no matter what. Remember that OP. Even if your DD has extraordinary grades and everything else, so do many many other applicants to any competitive school. [/quote]

100pct agree
Your student sounds like a great candidate, OP.  Being mindful that our world is full of great candidates, agree with advice to start making visits to rule out/rule in the basics in terms of climate (weather and social), urban/rural, walkability to shops and restaurants, and build a brutally realistic balanced list (for instance Vassar and Wesleyan are reaches for everyone).  For schools that value demonstrated interest, your student can start planning what that will look like (next year some on campus interviews, later one or two prospective students day on campus if possible etc)  [/quote]

+1  I would do a few visits during spring break to get a sense of these preferences. Cast a wide net and don't focus on really selective schools at this point. You just want to test the waters and get some direction for later search.

Other than that in 10th grade, I'd say the only college talk would be to avoid focusing on super selective schools and let her know that you know there are many places she can go to college, be happy and get a great education. The pressure from peers is starting and this is when my DD had a big meltdown about was she doing enough to get into a "good college". I'd been avoiding talking about college because I didn't want to put on the pressure but in my absence all she heard was "only T30 etc are good" nonsense. Showing her some safeties that had great programs for her interest helped relieve her worries.

And as a parent you can do some pre-research and mainly figure out budget and understand merit vs need aid. Read The Price You Pay for College. [/quote]

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