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How to quell the disappointment/jealousy/sadness/curiosity when other kids who may or may not seem to have lower stats etc get in to much better schools than your DC?
I know they might have had something "else" in their application that we don't know about, but still...comparison is hard...

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Why this endless stats, stats, stats?  That is not how this game is played.   You are misleading your student.   Stats are not enough.  If they are not very gifted in some specific way, they lose out to the superstar...in music, or art or science or sports or writing, etc.   [/quote]

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High enough stats are the entry-ticket.  After that the main game is finding a niche where you stand out.   This is true in college and in life.  So it's a good lesson to learn before college is how I would think of it OP.  The kid with the highest GPA in college doesn't win anything either.  The kid with a high enough GPA who also found ways to explore interests, make connections, lead, and excel in more personalized ways is more likely to find fulfilling career and communities and have more opportunities than the kid with the very highest GPA.  
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