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[quote=Anonymous]That was a great update, OP. You are clearly a very thoughtful person who has raised a son who sounds lovely.

In case this helps, one of my DD’s close friends ended up in a very similar situation a few years ago and has done brilliantly.  They were applying from a top public instead of a top private, but the admissions results for their cohort sound similar. DD’s friend had a 4.0 unweighted and a ridiculously high weighted GPA as she’d taken something like 14 APs, including the highest levels of math and physics, plus she had a 2350 on the SAT and had great ECs and high level internships. She applied to 12 schools and got into 1, ranked somewhere between 75 and 100 on the USNWR. As best as we could figure, she was indistinguishable on paper from thousands of other high-achieving Asian girls, and her applications did not convey just how special a person she is. She also probably didn’t show the requisite interest, and like your son, didn’t add any rural SLACs to the list as I’d urged her to. She has absolutely killed it at college, and is very well known among the faculty. She’s had unbelievable internships and summer jobs and is weighing multiple high salary offers upon graduation. She also fell in love with international travel, so has to decide whether she wants to stay in the states or work overseas.  Plus she’s loved her college years. Talented kids like this will flourish wherever they end up no matter how bleak things seem during admissions season. [/quote]

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