Chance for Ivy League with low ECs?

Sounds like a good standard to me.

We’re in the Baltimore-Washington area (roughly) with family all over the country. Here it is holiday time, and who’s coming for dinner? My kid who lives in Brooklyn (~3h+ train ride away) is here. My sister from NJ is coming. My kid in CA definitely is not.

My S2 went to college 1700 miles from me, but ~90 mins from relatives. Having family fairly close to him was great. For example, it made it much easier to ship and store stuff. It also made extended visits possible without hotel hassles or expenses.