<p>If there are schools she’d like that are still accepting applications, I say go for it. No reason to stick with Plan A when it looks like it might not work out. ALWAYS have a Plan B (and C, D, etc.)</p>
<p>And even if she gets into her Plan A schools, the fact she is struggling in high school does not bode well for doing well at them. I wouldn’t want my child to go someplace and struggle simply because it has more prestige.</p>