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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wrong OP is here! I have enjoyed everyone's perspective and certainly appreciate and respect that there are a wide range of opinions on the  matter.

My son and H are leaving tonight to visit the Ivy in question and are meeting with a few people while there so hopefully he will come away with a more favorable impression. However I have resigned myself (did not happen easily) to allowing him to make the ultimate decision. As many have noted, he is a smart kid whose intelligence has gotten him this far, at some point I need to fully trust his decision making even in something like this.

I am not going to  lie (chastise me all you want) if he decides against it I will internally sad for what I view as a mistake but I have made my peace both to him and myself that I will accept what he chooses. Really appreciate everyone weighing in on the matter. [/quote]

It will all work out.  And your DS may view the Ivy through a different prism as an admitted student than he did as an applicant knowing it was probably a long shot.  If you are truly a modest kid admitted to an Ivy, it can take a while to digest the idea that you really belong there, particularly now that they are so full of over-achievers who have been assembling their resumes since they were very young.  
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