Here is my son's stats profile:
Gender: M
Location: Massachusetts
College Class Year: 2019
High School: Public Charter - Fairly new school. This is only their 5th graduating class
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.39
Class Size: 67
Scores:
SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 780
SAT I Writing: 720
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 740
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Biology - M: 710
Extracurriculars:
Theater – 4 years. Lead roles in Romeo & Juliet, The Real Inspector Hound, Grease. Sub-leads and ensemble roles in 6 others.
Piano – 3 years
Guitar – 5 years
Voice – 3 years
Leadership roles:
Co-teacher of student led Improv Class 2 years
Athletics:
Swimming, club level 5 years – could swim at Division III level
Honors and Awards:
Brown University Book Award
Senior District Music Festival (voice)
Silver Award MICCA Festival (voice)
National Merit Commended Student
John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
Colleges of Interest:
Brandeis University, Top choice
Hampshire College, Choice #: 2 (tie)
Wesleyan University, Choice #: 2 (tie); Legacy both parents
Boston University, Choice #: 4
Northeastern University, Choice #: 4
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Choice #: 4
University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Safety
University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Safety
Desired College Characteristics:
Location type: Near city like Boston, but doesn’t need to be in it
Size:
Area: East Coast
Importance of cost: Secondary
Right now, Brandeis is his top choice, with Wesleyan and Hampshire right behind. BU, Northeastern, and WPI are schools he likes for various reasons, but isn't in love with any of them. The UMass schools are just safeties. I don't think that any of these are reaches for him (especially with double parent legacy at Wesleyan), but he is fine with that.
My husband and I would like him to look at schools like Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, but he says he thinks he'd get a perfectly good education at any of his schools, and he would only be going for the "name" at these other schools, and I think he has a point.
On the other hand, the "name" can open a lot of doors, and I think he has a decent shot, though he's not a slam dunk at any of them.
What do other parents think? Should we push this, or just content ourselves with the fact that the most important thing is that he find a school that's a good fit for him and where he's comfortable?
Thanks for any input.
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