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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Give them a day or two to feel the disappointment- do something with them that they like, movie, Christmas tree decorating something other than apps. But then remind them of the things they like about other schools on their list, there had to be some things that tugged at them, some commonalities. Watch some videos of the schools- do some research on classes/profs in their major (they need details for “why is” essays anyway. Then look through the supplemental for their RD schools with them- this is about organzing the essays by topics. It helps a lot to think about them in subject categories, and tackle them as such, ie need “why major” in a 250 word version and 400 word version; etc.   Help them see if as bite sized [/quote]

I second all this advice. And I'll add that although my DD approached the "why us" essays begrudgingly (and tried to rationalize out of even applying to several schools on her planned list in the target/safety range when it came time to do more supplementals), researching and writing the "why us" essays turned her on to the schools again. By the time she finished them she had convinced even herself![/quote]

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