<p>Just a comment about “people telling me I’m selling myself short” remarks. You need to turn off your hearing with regards to other people. There are other threads about this and we experienced it in our family with D that had stats to go to top school (and got in many although no interest in ivies) but chose local honors program. Several people, including teachers, made comments as though she settled for something less. Seeing as none of them offered to pay for top schools that gave D no/minimal money, it was highly annoying. D is very happy where she is now. In the end she followed the money and is socking it away for future/grad school. She goes to school with bright, ambitious kids and has a very good support system.</p>
<p>Moral is…you can apply where you want, but be realistic in the money side and pick a school where you get a good education. Ignore people outside family and possibly don’t talk about where applying and where you get accepted.</p>