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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear OP - don’t listen to the criticism. Kids are built differently and it sounds like yours is very competitive and has worked very hard. They will end up in a great school that is the right place for them! Whether the RD works out or not, trust that everything will be ok in the end. The hard work WILL pay off. There’s no reason to feel guilty about having a competitive student who really wants something bad. These mean people with average kids are just haters and probably also passed their attitudes on to their children. [/quote]
Don't enable. Poor kid is having a meltdown because she was given poor guidance. Mom wants to change the system because things didn't work out for THEM.[/quote]

This is not necessarily true. I have kids who handle stress very differently because they are built differently. This mom-shaming is horrible and ill-placed. [/quote]

If your 17yo is having a meltdown because a classmate told them "nobody from our school ever gets into school X", your 17 yo needs some therapy and it's your job as a parent to get it.  The signs had to be there for years, and yes it's your job as a parent to get your kids the help they need to grow into successful adults.  We began to tell our kids that certain colleges are basically a lottery---if you work really hard, you will have the resume to purchase a ticket.  After that, it's all luck, and 90% of the good kids will get a rejection, so don't stress, it's not you, it's just there are not enough spots.  So we focuesed on finding great list of targets and safeties. So that we had plenty of awesome acceptances at schools our kids really liked even if the Reach schools didn't pan out
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