<p>Thank you all. Very good insights. My D accepted the offer of our in-state flagship research university and honors college with a very generous merit scholarship. She is excited about her choice of school–a member of the B1G conference. (Although, she plays violin not sports!) She graduates in a few weeks at the top of her class from an academically rigorous all-girls private high school. Her reasons for turning down one Ivy, three of the CC top 20 universities and one other “safety”–she wanted to stay closer to home, she’ll graduate without debt and with money for grad or med school, the university has her majors (double major in biochemistry and environmental science), she believes the academic environment will be competitive but not toxic for her, and she has minimum gen ed requirements to fulfill because of AP credits. Our journey has come full circle and the relief is palpable. We couldn’t be happier for her!</p>