<p>GoBlue, you do realize that a University is still super prestigious outside of the top 20, right? UCLA is 25th I think…U Rochester is 35th and has the best music program in the nation.</p>
<p>Hmnn I think she should look lower than below the top 20, maybe in the 40s-50s or lower.</p>
<p>this is the year that has everyone shocked. its like a perfect storm, the highest demographic of kids- the baby boom echo- the parents who are scared to spend money, even on their DD’s and DS’s- schools playing safe and accepting full pays in larger numbers- so who could have guessed this back when? Okay, yeah, a seventeen year old is supposed to do their homework, but really, has anyone seen a year like this?</p>
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Sorry, I was thinking LAC’s, private colleges with no PhD programs. I know a few that are still taking late applications … that is, provided that she doesn’t need financial aids.</p>
<p>She SHOULD HAVE applied to UT Austin, that was just ridiculous that she did not. She better start begging BC or enroll at UT DALLAS, they have rolling admission there. </p>
<p>If not, gap year and think about it.</p>
<p>When she calls admission, she should mention her SAT scores and class rank.</p>
<p>I think Tulane might still be accepting apps since they do rolling decisions, but you’d have to check</p>
<p>Maybe she should take a gap year, that way, the next year she could apply to better schools, only if she doesn’t repeat what she did this year :-P</p>
<p>As long as she’s not looking for aid, she can call private colleges that rank below 50 and many will still take an application.</p>