<p>If it helps dad, I went through the same thing with my S, as I think I mentioned. Like yours, he seemed to finally “grow up” when it came to this area of self-discipline about the last half of his junior year of high school (like yours sounds, he was pretty mature otherwise). He ended up at a school that is perfect for him (doesn’t fit the description of what yours wants though), has done pretty well (about a 3.5-3.6) and will be taking the LSATs this fall (his senior year). Being as he got 1580 on the CR/W parts of the SAT, I am fairly optimisitc he will do well on the LSAT and he will have a shot at a good law school. Maybe not Harvard, lol, but a good one.</p>
<p>Anyway, just an encouraging anecdote from someone that has been there, like thousands of others on here, no doubt.</p>