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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is at a Big 3 ending 10th about to start the college process.  Any advice for staying sane?

He/she has good EC's (one really interesting/unique one that they are genuinely into), good grades but not perfect, lots of rigorous classes, This child will probably have very strong standardised scores.  My kid is already worried and stressed out hearing how "Impossible" it is to get into a "good school" from older kids. My husband and I went to Ivy's but know that is probably not in the cards - given how competitive it is now.  We want our kid to be happy for the next two years and find the right fit.  It all seems so crazy now....Help? Advice? Anything you would have done differently [/quote]

Where you go it’s not what you’ll be or who you are.  Admit rates are literally 10 times harder than they were a generation ago and unless you’re hooked (including geography, which no one here has) it’s a total lottery. Tell him now, repeat often, and mean it.

—Three generation of Ivies spread out through them all and no reason to think mine will get in, despite their APs, GPAs, scores, and EC’s.[/quote]

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