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[quote=Anonymous]" We didn't have the heart to not support reaching for a dream which he was very qualified for but unhooked and decided to let the process play out. In the end, it all worked out beautifully to attend a different school but the journey was so unpleasant, I'll never encourage another kid to step blindly into that again. And that was back a few years when RD still provided a real shot at many reach and match schools."

Everyone is different.  For our DC, the idea of not sharing the journey of getting rejected (and occasionally accepted) not only with peers but also with all their friends already in college and those who would follow in the next couple of years, was unthinkable.  DC had to know if they could get into Yale and/or MIT.  DC never really had any intention of going and was quite sure that any of at least 6 schools would all be fine.  Throughout HS DC had stretched themselves in all sorts of ways and had learned some of the best journeys are over rough trails.  If DC had not gotten into one of their reach schools, I might feel different but DC turned them down to attend a school that would leave DC in a better place to pay for grad school so I doubt it.[/quote]

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