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[quote=Anonymous]For a student with uneven academic performance, visit and get excited about less selective schools first. My dc is super smart but doesn't always follow through on work, so his grades are not always at the top. We weren't sure how his junior year would go, so we prioritized visiting less selective schools that would be reasonable admit odds for him even if his grades ended up on the lower end. After a strong start, he is losing focus now and grades are, indeed, dipping. He may rebound by the end of the year, but it's a relief that he has already visited and "seen himself" at several schools where he should be able to get in regardless. If he ends the year strong, we'll add some higher-ranked schools. If not, at least he hasn't seen his entire list evaporate because he had a rough spring. There are least two schools he should almost certainly get into that he would be happy to attend, and that takes the edge off the stress. And lest you think that his grades may be dipping because he's stopped caring and is happy to settle for inferior schools, that's not it. He does have a couple of top choice schools that are a harder admit, and he is trying to turn things around so that he might get in there. But, if that doesn't work out, he has some solid backup options he has already visited and liked.[/quote]

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