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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear a lot of talk about the right college “fit” for a student and I wonder if your college search resulted in your child finding a good fit. What does it mean to you and, if you feel like your child fits at their college, do you think you used any strategies to help during your search?[/quote]
Kid 1:
Fit was the right curriculum that allowed intense stem but also allowed declaring major later, double major/minors easily allowed in non-stem, ability to continue their fine art on campus without having to do a major or a minor in that area, and perhaps the most important: peer fit. Target list included a lot of private elites and ivies and William and Mary as the backup. They are at an ivy that fits the bill and are flourishing. 
Kid 2: wants big sports plus the highest level of academics possible. Applying this year. He has no interest in arts or interdisciplinary needs—has one favorite subject —but does not want a school where you apply to the major. The list includes Notre Dame, Stanford, UCLA, UNC(he’s morehead-cain nominee), Duke, Uva as a backup(in state). [/quote]

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