<p>5boys - S’s list was developed based on his predicted major. He looked for schools that offered the courses and programs he wanted. He allowed us to add a few other types of schools and ended up really liking those schools even though they do not offer all the things he wanted pertaining to his major. And last we added safeties (both GPA and SAT wise) that had a good program in his major and we felt would also offer him some merit money. He tells us he would be happy at any of the 12+ schools on the list, although he does have a favorite. </p>
<p>We also had him take the ACT in addition to the SAT and will submit both scores to all the schools. We have been told that the ACT tests “what you know” while the SAT is more of an intellegence type test. We feel like having the good ACT score will show the admissions folks the SAT wasn’t a fluke and he is a smart kid. </p>
<p>Based on the naviance data he should get into at least some of the schools, but I am trying to not count our eggs before they are hatched.</p>