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[quote=Anonymous]My DD and her friends have not found this year to be a "bloodbath" at all. I was feeling for the OP, till she got to W&M Monroe, Grinnell, and Skidmore. Those are all great schools that many kids would love to be accepted to. OP and her DD need to get over themselves, DD was exactly like 99% of the kids who applied to Ivies and top 10 schools so she had single digit change of getting accepted from the get-go. This is an example of not managing your kid's expectations and not being honest with her that she should apply, but not get her hopes up. If accepted celebrate, but if not then don't be mopey. It's not a reflection on you - but the reality of a single digit acceptance rate where most kids have high GPAs, high test scores, and interesting EC's. OP's DD has 3 solid choices, so learning to make lemonade and not mope around because she didn't get into Harvard is a good life lesson. [/quote]
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