@underscoreone One of the most important things I learned during my kiddos college application process that is particularly applicable to students at elite high schools applying to elite colleges is: trust Naviance. Log on to your Naviance account, and click through to the scattergrams. If your circle is in the midst of a field of red Xs, time to click to a different scattergram where your stats place you within the range of students who are typically accepted, or at least have a reasonable chance of being accepted from your school. When your stats put you in the red “wasteland” an extra AP or two, or six or even ten won’t help. The only things that might help would be: recruited varsity athlete, massive donations, family celebrity status, URM or, preferably some combination of the four…