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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS was one of those kids last year who had a perfect ACT score, 4.0 UW GPA, speaks 3 languages, took 12 APs, plays an instrument and a sport, won awards, had work experience, etc and got deferred everywhere last year except his safety. He is very happy at this school this year, continued his A average, but hasn’t felt particularly challenged yet. He has made friends and seems settled. I ran into his HS counselor who asked if he would be applying to transfer and if so, they would be happy to help him. He has no interest. He has an attitude now that the elite schools he aspired to are just a crock of .. well you know.  
So this is my question for those who had/have the ivy or die attitude in this list. For the majority of folks who have kids who didn't get into their dream school, admit it or not, what are your feelings now? If your kid is happy, do you let it go, or push them to try again?[/quote]

It DS hasn’t felt challenged, why do you think transferring to a college that will look better to your neighbors on your rear window will challenge him?   If anything there is MORE velvet gloving and grade inflation at most top schools, with some exceptions of course.  Also there isn’t a college in the top 1000 that couldn’t produce a challenging curriculum for 99.9999% of sophomores.  Sounds like DS might need to stretch himself and take more difficult classes if things are too easy.  But if DS is taking core curriculum, I have no reason to think chem 101 or history 101 or psych 101 are any more challenging at top 20 school than at an average college.

It matters so much more how your DS does in college than where they go.  [/quote]

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