<p>ACT sounds like a great idea! thanks folks. For anyone else interested in this question, I found an article on a prep school web site that indicated schools could add an extra 5 points on the 240 point scale if the program was academically rigorous. Ditto if the school had a great reputation. But getting 700s in the SAT IIs would be much more to the point. </p>
<p>We’re also trying to pay as much or more attention to the more realistic matches, which at the moment are Binghamton, UMass, Drexel, maybe Boston. Maybe if he continues to stretch towards the Ivies that’ll at least put him in contention for the Patriot League, although that seems like the worst money situation of all (no athletic scholarships and decidedly less aid available 
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