@jonri “From what I’ve seen, males are less likely to dislike being the smartest person in the room than females are. However, that’s just in general. There are also men who prefer the company of people who are their intellectual equals.”
My kids must be the exception to that because DS says he’s fine not being the smartest - he likes to be challenged by others - he will be in the top 10-15% of the amitted profile at his University, but is going to participate in one of their honors or LLC programs. This is not a LAC so there are a number of students within his intellectual range.
DD is tired of feeling one down at our highly competitive school. She will have 11 college level classes by graduation but 1/2 are DC so she is not considered a top student. A top student at our school will have 30 or greater ACT and take over 10 AP’s - our val will take 15-16 AP’s and have straight A’s. She does not want to go to a college like our HS. She wants a collaborative environment and she will more likely find that at a school that has lower stats. She says it would be nice to feel like the smartest person in the room.