Villanova is my daughter's reach school. I would classify her as "brilliant but lazy" in terms of schoolwork. She's always taken difficult classes - AP Statistics, Calculus, Physics, Organic Chem, Spanish Honors etc but her unweighted GPA is barely a 3.2. I'm not trying to knock her but she could have gotten better grades if she put the effort in. Her SAT is currently a 2000 and she is going to take it again in October to see if she can raise it.
Her ED's are excellent - Captain of the fencing team, varsity track (4 years), Midnight Run volunteer, 2 jobs - bakery plus a golf club internship, volunteer camp counselor, Spanish National Honor Society.
She's also very well spoken and dynamic. I don't think many schools give interviews anymore but I sure wish Villanova did because she can certainly ace an interview.
If she gets in, she would 100% go but if not, she will most likely go to a State school as I don't want to spend 3x the price for a private education unless it's a school like Villanova. She likes Univ of Delaware but I would rather she go to a SUNY where she can get a similar education for less money.
Does she have a shot or are we giving her false hope in encouraging her to apply?
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