<p>I think at this point your daughter is an excellent prospect for any school. I tend to agree with JHS. It is early in her life, and junior year can make a big difference. Certainly she should be reaching for the stars with her stats, but make sure there are some schools she knows if things do not go that way. It is very easy to pluck those big names off a list. The hardest part of the college list is getting the likely/safety school that both parent and kid can like and look forward to going. Yeah, that is very tough when you are licking chops at the ivies and MIT. </p>
<p>About your high school, have kids with your D’s stats been routinely denied by such schools as you llist? Ask your GC what the experience has been with kids of your D’s calibre. If they are not experience with elite school admissions, you and D are going to have to take more charge of her app process. </p>
<p>Also, have you looked at the financial situation? Are you able to pay for the education? Do you have need according to those schools? Make sure the schools and you are on the same page. Many, many parents I know with bright, talented kids with what they felt were meager or average financial were sure that their kids would get what they need from the schools in terms of scholarships. Some were very sadly mistaken. Your definition of need and the schools’ and governments’ may differ greatly. Get that situation under control before whetting your D’s appetite for the most expensive schools.</p>