<p>Ivy isn’t everything.</p>
<p>Back to your original question (title of thread)…Our S’s HS has never sent a kid to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford or MIT. Not sure about Brown, Columbia or UPenn, but I am 99% sure that we haven’t made it there, either (kids have gone to Cornell, Dartmouth and many other great schools.) I wouldn’t be surprised if it works in S’s favor. Colleges seem to like having wide representation. This said the Northeast is pretty saturated so it is not like being from underrepresented states. </p>
<p>It is a good thing you have the SUNY system. You can apply Early Action to multiple SUNYs in November. This helps with the stress as you go into applications, knowing that there is a back-up plan. </p>
<p>It is extremely important and helpful to learn from other parents’ experience (such as New Haven CT mom). You can get really useful information and a general orientation about how to approach all this. Net price calculators are another tool to figure out whether you can actually afford a school if your child gets in.</p>
<p>Congrats on your kid’s stats, and best of luck.</p>
<p>What is the common thread between any of the schools on her list aside from being ranked high? </p>
<p>OP, your daughter should give it a shot. She may very well be the first kid from her school admitted to Harvard. </p>
<p>However, as others have noted, do know that getting in is hard for anyone, so she should cast her net wide. She sounds like a great kid and I wish her all the best.</p>
<p>The common thread is business school. 5 yr. accelerated MBA and CPA. When finished with those accomplishments she says she would like to attend Law school. We have visited Upenn, Georgetown, Cornell, Fordham and obviously Harvard. Will visit Boston C, and MIT if she doesn’t get admitted ED to which one of Cornell, Upenn, Georgetown. So far I believe she has Upenn in the forefront for ED. TY ALL!</p>
<p>The reality of the matter is that you daughter can never be sure of Harvard. I understand your concerns and your determination to get your daughter into any ivy-league college is very clear, but you must realize that much better students (not that your daughter isn’t outstanding) get denied from these schools every day. It is in the best interest of you and your daughter to put together a list of reaches (1 or 2), matches (2 or 3), and safeties (2 or 3) to create a balanced list. </p>
<p>As far as the SSP goes, I am afraid that this may not be a niche for your D. These programs state that they will not have any influence over your admission to the school and that the purpose of the program is to gain a better understanding of the school and the classes they have to offer. It is still good that your D did this however, as it shows she is willing to invest in the “Harvard Lifestyle”. The bottom line is; it won’t give you a leg up, but it won’t hurt either.</p>
<p>Hope I helped!</p>
<p>Check out my thread: <a href=“Chance Me! - What Schools would be reaches, matches and safeties for me? - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1613053-chance-me-what-schools-would-be-reaches-matches-and-safeties-for-me-p1.html</a></p>
<p>I only read the original post and not the comments, but my friend and I applied to a high level school from our school this past year. No one from my school has been accepted there before, and my guidance counselor had only gotten 2 kids in there prior to this year in her 30 year career. However, we both applied and got in. So the school should not hold her back if she is qualified for those schools. </p>
<p>Aside from being a big name school, why does she want to go to these schools?
Why isn’t Michigan on her list? That would be almost a definite yes. What about UC Berkeley or UVA or UNC? She would have a better shot at those schools than the Ivys AND she would get a better education. So why is she looking at Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown. Let her know that the name isn’t everything. She could get into a better program, get better aid, and a better education. Why sacrifice that just to be able to say that she went to an Ivy?</p>
<p>She has a distance from home in mind that she will not go past. She has picked her schools and will do well at whichever decides to accept her. Her order of preference is as follows. Upenn, Georgetown, Cornell, Harvard, Boston College, Villa Nova, Fordham and SUNY Binghamton. Everyone keeps responding as to “WHY” she wants to go ivy. Georgetown, Boston, Villa Nova, Fordham, and Binghamton are not ivy. She has a demographic area in mind, a school size in mind, a campus near an urban setting in mind. A “BETTER” education is very subjective, so let’s not start on that subject. Like I said, she has already visited her favs (Upenn, Georgetown, Cornell and Harvard) and she likes what she likes. If one of those four do not accept her, she will gladly spend the next 5 years at Boston College (which she is 99% sure to get in). After Boston College the rest are safeties.
She is hoping to be accepted ED and than not have to apply anywhere else. My thread started as to her chances from a small public school that has never sent a student to one of her top four, besides a very occasional acceptance to Cornell. I now realize from some very informative people that she does have a shot at one of her four favs. If she does not get one of the four it is not that big a deal, but I would like to see this very hard working young woman get a fair shot. This thread was not started so people could comment that she wants to go to these schools only so she can brag that she went to an ivy. Obviously everyone likes what they like. </p>
<p>Why really doesn’t matter OP, as long as it’s a good fit and affordable, apply. If DD is interested in the Ivies, just know that each is unique in their offerings and their make up.</p>
<p>But remember to throw in some safeties. Which are much harder to figure out. Its been said that the reaches and matches are always the easiest to decipher. The safeties are much tougher. </p>
<p>Nobody gets into the schools you listed. This will console you and your daughter later. :)</p>
<p>That said, I think her chances are <em>increased</em> because she’s attending a public HS that has not admitted kids before…it’s an <em>advantage.</em> To give you one example, 3 kids from our tough urban public high school were accepted to Harvard this year…and only 3 applied! They had a leg-up because of the public route…I am convinced of that…</p>
<p>@SouthernHope lol, not sure if I’m understanding you. Lol </p>
<p>I think what she is trying to say is this, do as DD did, tell yourself “no” so that when the rejections come in, you and your DD won’t be heartbroken! LOLOL </p>
<p>We went into the application cycle with no expectations of acceptance to any of the schools. It’s funny because it ended up being that the schools that we had more positive feelings about rejected her. We were shocked!</p>
<p>This admissions game is a crazy one! So when she hits submit on the CA, tell her not to worry(I worried myself sick but didn’t let DD know) and enjoy of her senior year. </p>
<p>@NewHavenCT i’m kind of taking it from the cynical CC viewpoint…I have seen so many smart kids rejected…well, I just don’t think that anybody -and i truly mean anybody - can think they will get in… 
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<p>OP, what I mean is, these schools are KNOWN for their business programs. They have the best ones in the country. If academic excellence particularly in business is what she cares about, then she is looking in the wrong places and is only looking for brand name schools. With the way the Original post was written, it does seem like the only thing that matters is the name of the school. Not to mentioned the fact that you titles the thread " Did I pick the wrong High School? FOR IVY!!!" I think it’s clear what you and your daughter want. You didn’t say " Did I pick the wrong High School? FOR SUNY!!!" So it’s clear where the priority is.</p>
<p>@lkgrg17 </p>
<p>A friends DD graduated from Harvard 2years ago, she is working on Wall Street and looking to apply to Harvards business school. Another woman I know from NYC, her DD graduated from Wharton and is also doing phenomenally well. </p>
<p>Yale has a program for students, called the Yale’s Entrepreneurial institute, if you have a business idea, they give you the support and the $$$ to get it started. I went to a forum about it during BDDs. These young Yalies are starting amazing businesses before graduating. So no worries @lkgrg17. These institutions are fertile ground for those who are interested in business.</p>
<p>When you guys are visiting, ask about career support. They offerings are incredibly extensive. </p>
<p>@SouthernHope </p>
<p>Ahhhh!!! But they assume that they will be admitted. We know what happens when one assumes don’t we? Lol</p>
<p>We have already had the discussion about not being accepted to her top four. She is totally cool with the other schools that are not her favs. KiaraINYC please stop posting as you obviously do not know of the schoo’ls (she has chosen) business programs. Wharton Upenn, Dyson Cornell, McDonough Georgetown are all top business schools, and Harvards undergrad is know to be tops in the country, so I can not imagine their business school to be far behind. Kiara I do understand Michigan, UVA etc are good schools but they are out of the geographic area my DD has chosen. In the geographic area she has chosen these are some of the best business schools…believe me the girl is no dummy she has, and is still doing her homework. If she does not get accepted then Boston College, Villa Nova, Fordham or Binghamton will be her home and she will embrace, adore and be a big part of the school forever. That is who she is. The same way she loves her high school, albeit it is nowhere near a great high school at all. </p>
<p>I don’t know their business programs? Lol, don’t be mad because your daughter is superficial. Just to substantiate my claims, here are a list of the top undergrad business schools in the country. <a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall</a></p>
<p>Oh and ten there is this <a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?; But what do I know? Harvard is everything </p>
<p>Served.</p>