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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, have your DD go to admitted student days and give her safeties a chance. It's different to tour a school once you're admitted and can start picturing yourself there. But the sweatshirt, talk to students in her department, get excited about what they offer. My spouse is a professor at a LAC that's ranked outside the T100, so it's a school that's literally never mentioned here. And every year he has great students graduate who get accepted into med school, law school and top notch grad programs. Tell her to go and be a big fish in a small pond, enjoy college and if after the first year, it's not a good fit, transfer. And maybe after grinding for 4 straight years, she'll end up enjoying being able to have more time for clubs, social stuff, etc. Being at the most competitive school isn't always the best fit- she very well may end up having a phenomenal experience at her safety. And there will 100% be other smart, hardworking kids there who are in the same boat- it happens every year that kids end up switching gears based on financial aid and merit offers and end up where they didn't expect to go. [/quote]
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