My DD 16 has the good fortune to choose between MIT, Stanford and Princeton. It will be ultimately her own decision after she visits all 3 campuses in April. We are telling her that all three are fabulous schools; she can do no wrong with any of them. Nevertheless, it is going to be a big decision for her which will probably change her life, career path, social cycle, etc.

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Here are some backgrounds: We live in California. DD plans to major something in Math, Computer Science, Economic, (I am hearing Chemistry lately too). I am not really sure whether she has a career path in mind yet. However, she does plan to go on to grad school.