[ventana]

Three books that I found helpful were the "Fiske guide to college"; "Choosing The Right College"; and "How to get into the Ivy League", which, whether the Ivy League is your goal or not still offers helpful information on the admissions process. One kid in my son's class, super student, #6, in class, is having a devil of a time not getting in in any of his choice schools. The reason: low SAT's, not enough extracurriculars, and presumably a poor essay. There is also a great book about alternative schools to the top Northeastern schools. Lots of fabulous schools in the Southeast, and middle states and they offer great educations. Rice, for instance, is top notch, and in Texas. Our son didn't want to go that far away, so we didn't explore that. His buddy just got into Claremont Mckenna, however. V's wife.

[kidd]

Thanks. I will look into these.

Rice is tough to get into if you are not a Texas resident. I was accepted at Cornell, Duke, Brown, Washington and the U of Minnesota, but was rejected by Rice. I do agree its an excellent school.