<p>First, calm down! Wow, your daughter sounds pretty terrific to me! Before you think no school would want her because she hasn’t “done enough” or because of where you live, have her figure out what she wants from a college. Does she want large or small; city, suburban, rural; how far from home; traditional requirements with specific gen eds or non-traditional with looser gen eds or even no gen eds. Does she want a school with dance classes that she could take even if she’s not a major or minor? Is extracurricular dance something she’d be interested in? What about cheerleading - does she want to continue with that? Her acting, again, is that something she wants to continue extracurricularly in college?</p>
<p>Your daughter has a lot to offer a college, her activities and interests are numerous and varied especially given your town (as you describe it). It shows she marches to her own beat and knows what she wants and how to go about getting what she wants. Take a deep breath and ask your daughter to answer some of these questions. Buy one of the college books (Princeton Review or Fiske for example) for an overview of each of the schools currently on her list and see how the synopsis matches her needs. Then start delving further into the schools by looking at their websites. First see which schools offer her probable major and then those which are close to her test scores and high school gpa. Once a list is put together like that, then you can delve further into the gray areas of atmosphere, college life, etc. by looking here and on other forums. Visiting is always a good thing if you can but that should be done when you have a better list so that it doesn’t get overwhelming or boring, and preferably while schools are in session.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>