<p>Just because a person CAN get into a top-tier school doesn’t mean that they SHOULD go to one. There are many happy successful people who went to lesser colleges. </p>
<p>My oldest daughter toured some private schools and hated them all. She loved the state school she attended. No “lecture halls with over 500 students”, and a lot of individual attention from her professors - including several trips to international mathmatics conferances with the profs. </p>
<p>My younger daughter has an IQ over 150 and could excell accademically anywhere. She loved Ithaca, NY and could have gone to Cornell, but felt most comfortable at a small private college. She’s heading for her fourth international trip this spring (two Central American service projects and two European study), has the time for service and social projects that would be more difficult to make time for at Cornell. </p>
<p>I know someone who was traumatized and outraged when her gifted son decided to skip college and become an auto mechanic. He loves cars and is very happy to head off to work every day - something that many Ivy graduates do not share with him.</p>
<p>Your son is doing well, and can be successful anywhere. Let him go where he wants to go.</p>