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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a very fraught and emotional time for seniors and their parents. While one kid can be over the moon elated, there are a few who will be devastated. For acquaintances, wait until the news find its way to you (via social media, the grapevine or the student wears the college’s sweatshirt). If your friend wants to tell you where their kid was accepted, they will let you know. We didn’t really CELEBRATE entrance to medical school. I hugged him and told him I was thrilled for him. [/quote]

I know the kids are proud of their achievements, but what went on at my child's Montgomery County "W" school was  completely damaging to their psyche, which we try to build.  Kids constantly chirping on which school is good and which are not (anything over a 50 percent acceptance rate is apparently no good), wearing the MIchigan sweatshirts to school daily boasting of acceptance, same with Ivies.

So glad we are out of that hellhole.  It was so damaging.  The boasting and bragging.  YOu can't stop it and I don't know if it is going on in other areas.  And the instagram junk.  Kid got into a top 30 public undersity and was too "embarrassed" to tell anyone.  [/quote]

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