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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is a bright kid, takes a few AP classes and generally gets decent grades.  However, she is not a psychotic striver like some of you seem to believe is the only acceptable approach to life.  She is not going to graduate having built orphanages on Mars or fed starving budgies in Dubuque.  She's probably never going to win a Nobel prize, or a Pulitzer, or a Crackerjack (I know - The Horror, The Horror!).  She's just a decent kid who works reasonably hard and generally keeps her head above water.  The kind of behavior that got me into a decent college and landed me a decent job.

Now, I know some of you are going to suggest we stuff her in a sack and drown her in the millpond before it's too late, but we've grown kind of attached to the lil' blighter.  And now that it's time to start thinking about the ol' college search, we find ourselves wondering:

Where to start?  What are good schools for average students, especially in the STEM fields?[/quote]Your child fits the description of most of the students out there.  Just remember that the select schools are looking to have a diversified community.  I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss not applying to some of the really good schools.  Being a hard worker with some AP classes are good attributes.  I would also venture outside of the DMV area in your search.  The college world has much to offer besides the constant pushing of 2 or 3 schools in this region by a couple of persistent posters in the college forum.

Here's a good link to get you started.

http://www.unigo.com/[/quote]Unigroup is a pretty good site.  While I think that posters can give general insight (unless their child attends a specific school and has more insight), Unigroup offers insight and opinions from student attendees from thousands of school.  And it's not as overwhelming as I might make it sound.[/quote]

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