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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I agree that your DS should do a letter of continued interest, but I hope that you as his parent will start helping him get over the idea of a "dream school." Kids should never, ever get so attached to one school that all the other places they get into (especially strong schools like UNC, Michigan, etc.!) are the also-ran/second choices.

I completely disagree with immediate PP. It's not personal! The fact is that your kid had the stats to buy a lottery ticket -- along with a huge number of other qualified kids from across the country and around the world. Admissions officers aren't looking for well-rounded *kids* like your DS -- they're looking for well-rounded *classes* made up of kids from all 50 states, lots of other countries, males, females, & other, all socioeconomic backgrounds, and racial diversity. You can't let DS take it personally and you shouldn't take it personally either if he didn't get into Duke, especially given the great schools he's already accepted at.[/quote]

You may not be interpreting "personal" in the same way that I do.

College admissions--and rejections-- at private schools is very personal. If it wasn't, then no essays would be required and there would be no application readers.
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