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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Full pay boy.  High performing suburban HS of a major city (Boston/DC/NY).  No legacy.

Going into his junior year of HS.  In the top ten of his class, may end up being valedictorian.  He’s very smart, has no leadership or interesting ECs.  Minor volunteering, 2 JV sports, not recruitable and may not even make varsity. Ship has sailed for ECs, they would be meaningless at this point and I would not expect joining a club would have any impact on his results.

He is really smart, and likely would do fine at an Ivy, but he won’t get in as he doesn’t stand out at all.  Where can a kid with high test scores and top of class at a strong suburban public get into that is still prestigious?  What’s his best bet for ED?  Could he possibly get into a rice or Cornell?

He has multiple 5s on APs and will have 1500+ on SAT (if he doesn’t get there initially, he will be tutored).  [/quote]

Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, St Andrews, UCL, Edinburgh, Durham, Amsterdam, ETH Zurich, St Gallen, Science Po, Bocconi, etc…..[/quote]

Do regular T50 instead. 
Pick 3-4 reaches (1-2 for ED) and find other T50 (depending on size/location/feel).
At our private this kid gets into 2 of the T25 listed earlier but only ED. 
Also schools like BU/Tufts/BC/NYU/Lehigh. Maybe Wake.
Schedule a meeting with the CCO. Look at your school’s data.

Family is full pay and not looking for international discount. I’d skip these schools PP listed.[/quote]
If OP was happy with T50, she would not even come here to ask for input.  You think?
From what she described, T20 level schools are what she is looking for.
I think Oxibridge and Science Po make sense.[/quote]

T50 is more elite than that, if you plan to work in major markets in the US.[/quote]

OMG. You must be one of those Americans that believe the world revolves around your neighborhood. Don’t be an idiot making a full of yourself with these comments.[/quote]

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