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[quote=Anonymous]My big 3 grad got into a couple of private colleges (one highly ranked) but not the single Ivy she applied to. She also got into a highly ranked public university that she ultimately preferred. Doing incredible research which started freshman year. Has found that the big 3 gave her skills she thought were ordinary but gets noticed constantly. She can write a paper for any class at the drop of a hat. Never gotten less than a perfect grade and gets recruited to change majors because of it. Has a polish to her resume and interviewing that gets her picked instead of the competition. Finds that stress feeds her ambitions and gives her an edge in the high level stem classes. The best skills she got out of high school were time management and the ability to channel stress into results. Still there are many kids from public that are as smart or smarter than her and she appreciates their strengths. OP don't get attached to any set of schools. You can deal after you see where your DD gets in. Trying to pick the school in advance is like playing the lottery. Unless you already know the winning combination then you have no chance in hell. In my opinion the big 3 preselects where each grad goes then adds a fudge factor then holds their breath while doing an admission rain dance. They know sort of where your kid is going but cannot get the non Ivy kid in over the Ivy bound donor or their personal pet project that they have cultivated for a long time. There are many choices in life and it's not a bad thing to have a little uncertainty.[/quote]

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