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[quote=Anonymous]First, congratulations to your senior on her ED acceptances!  And I'm sorry she is having a tough time, OP.  The application process and response time can be such an emotional roller coaster.  I'm sure she has some time before she needs to respond.  Is there any way to put the matter aside for a couple of weeks?  Then maybe a couple of quick visits back to the schools?  There won't be any students there but it may help to see the campus quiet?

And sometimes things happen in the oddest ways.  We had one kid (Kid 3) who was really struggling with his choices a year ago.  He didn't know if he wanted to go to college anymore, he was worried about living up to expectations, he was worried about making friends.  Everything.  We wanted to get his mind off of the whole thing and really focused on lots of outdoor family activities not in any way related to academics.  We were trying to avoid any pressure or anything related to college.  But an old family friend blew in to town over the holidays and, unbeknownst to us, had basketball tickets to a few of games for him and our other kids.  Kid on the fence went to all 3 games and was totally turned around and enthused about going to college.  Even though most of the attendees weren't current students and the games were all in this area, the kid saw enough college love from alums that he caught the college fever again.  Our kid ended up deferring one year and is on a church mission right now but he is eager to start school in the fall and we are thrilled that he found the right path for him.  Life isn't always a straight line.

Best wishes to you and your senior![/quote]

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