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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my DD is very smart and a very hard worker- straight A's, 35 ACT Score, great extracurricular activities etc... but not really the intellectual type. She is a social butterfly, loves sports, would rather talk about tik tok or go shopping than read etc... Once you get to know her you can tell she is smart and interested in the world, but it isn't her surface level personality. She would rather be at a party than studying on any weekend night.

She should have no problem getting into most schools. I am thinking because of her personality she would be happiest at a school like Duke,or Vanderbilt that seems to have a lot of student-life balance. UVA may be too big.

Any insight? Anyone have any experience with a kid like this at an ivy league or smaller school? Trying to help her guide her college search, and she didn't love the idea of many of the options her school college counselor gave her, but does want to go to a top school. [/quote]

OP: It would help to know the schools suggested by her school college counselor. Don't be embarrassed as school college counselors typically are most concerned about matches & safeties, not reaches.

OP: Based on your brief description of your daughter, I think your focus on Vanderbilt & Duke is spot on, but getting admitted is quite difficult. However, if your daughter is an URM she should be admitted to both.[/quote]

Continuing on: Does your daughter know what she would like to study in college or does she have any career goal ?

Her stats should earn her a spot in almost every large state public school honors college. This will give her the best of both worlds--small classes with special advising in a large university setting.

Another poster cautioned against applying to any SLAC (selective liberal arts college). I agree as my impression is that she would be bored socially in the typical SLAC environment (rural & a high emphasis on sports participation).

Among the top super elite National Universities, your daughter should avoid MIT, Caltech, Princeton, Columbia, Chicago.

Bluntly speaking, your daughter seems to be a very good match for public university honors colleges (such as the University of Georgia), the University of Virginia, Duke, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth College !!!! because it is VERY social, the University of Pennsylvania, Rice, SMU.

SMU in Dallas, Texas has similarities to Vanderbilt & to Duke, but is much less selective. She should consider USC and Wake Forest University. Since she likes to party, I will recommend one LAC, Washington & Lee in Virginia.

An ACT score of 35 and a straight A GPA is most helpful for admission to public university honors colleges.[/quote]

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