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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD got into her dream school. She moves in soon, and she's quite happy. Problem is, she can't seem to shake the fact she was rejected from her 5th choice school. I am certain this is because that school was the most selective of the bunch by far. Anything I can say to her to help her shake that off? Or will school starting help?[/quote]

Note that the replies posted so far are based on the assumption that your daughter is doing OK and just has a mildly bruised ego.

Given how expensive college is and how hard college can be, it might be worthwhile to be a little paranoid about your daughter’s mental health.

If you think she’s really more anxious, depressed or otherwise messed up than other kids you know, maybe it would be worth it to see if you can arrange for her to have tutoring or telehealth counseling in place from the start, and maybe it would be good to understand what would happen to her financial aid if she dropped one or two classes.
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Good point. She should defer college attendance until she stops feeling that the only life worth living is one where she is better than everyone else.

Was she valedictorian at her high school? How did she cope with not being #1 up til now? [/quote]

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