<p>You also might want to check out Bard. Like Reed, known for taking chances on quirky applicants who show potential.</p>
<p>Videron (post #36)--The number for straight admission into Missouri is 24 ACT or 1100 SAT, though for programs such as journalism or the automatic law school entry program your daughter enrolled in, the numbers are much higher. Kansas, I believe, is the same, and ASU is lower (I think its 22). The info is on the websites. I know these numbers (other than Missouri) because a relative with a kid whose ACTs were in that range asked if I knew of schools with automatic admits at certain levels, and I did some research (this was a year and a half ago--they might have changed slightly since then).</p>
<p>I know the Missouri numbers because my oldest daughter almost went there in journalism before deciding on Maryland, where she'll start in the fall. For all of the rap it, and other similar schools take on this Board, we loved Mizzou, and thought the journalism program was outstanding. My daughter, like yours, had credentials which would have gotten attention at many of the higher ranked schools discussed here, but wanted a big school with a prominent sports scene and journalism program located in the East or Midwest, and Missouri fit those requirements. Ultimately, she chose Maryland because it was close to big cities, and extremely diverse, but she still wears her Missouri jersey (though not as often as her Terrapin paraphenalia).</p>
<p>I don't know of one site which collects the info relating to automatic admissions. If I recall, Nebraska and New Mexico also fall into the category. Good luck.</p>
<p>I know Mount Holyoke isn’t as far up there as Duke…but I actually did Fail my junior year…and I dropped out…refused to take the sats…but wrote an amazing essay and got accepted on scholarship to holyoke…so yes…I believe that with your sat scores and a solid essay you could potentially get into whatever school you wanted…
good luck!</p>
<p>Reed and Hampshire are both schools that are more likely to accept students with lower GPA but high potential. I have a friend who was accepted to both with a sub 3.0 GPA, but strong scores, essays and an upward trend.</p>
<p>The bottom line is that you have a multitude of options at some very good schools. If you scored the 2400 without prepping too much, you´re obviously exceptionally gifted. Many kids at that level lose interest in their traditional schools and have difficulty finding motivation for classes that are too easy or dull for them. This is not to excuse laziness, but obviously you must have been doing something intellectual outside of school (reading at a high level, self-teaching in math) to achieve those scores. If this is confirmed by other test scores (sat IIs, ACT) and the essays you write, most schools would be foolish to pass up on a mind like that.</p>
<p>This thread is two years old. I doubt the OP is still reading.</p>