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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This seems really self evident, on a Captain Obvious level. If you have a kid that could realistically maybe get into Harvard and instead they only apply to schools like University of Washington....yes, it will be less stressful for all involved.  Will they someday regret that choice (maybe when applying for grad schools)?  Who knows?  Maybe, maybe not.  Will that make it easier for you to go to Thailand at Christmas.  Definitely!  Does your kid even want to go to Thailand at Christmas?  I definitely don't know that.

I know already I am going to have a disastrous time with my child, not because I am pushing them to go to Harvard, but because they think that they can get into some pretty good school by [b]literally doing nothing except playing video games and making out with their girlfriend.[/b]  The applications will somehow magically materialize, along with the grades to get into these pretty good schools.  My kid going to a top school generated no fights because she just did what she wanted and did it herself.  The closest thing we had to a fight was my trying to get her to put some more schools on her list that might be good mid-range schools, or to get more sleep and maybe NOT do so many ECs that she loves.

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Sounds like the non-traditional personal statement essay that gets your kid into Harvard.  How I learned all there is to life by playing video games and making out with my girlfriend. [/quote]

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