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[quote=Anonymous]ED has been around a long, long time.  Kids have been getting rejected for years.  It's been particularly nutso the past 4-5.

Someone should have been managing her expectations for a long time now.  We started telling our kids what a lottery the T10-20s are back before they were even really thinking about college.  The grades/scores/ecs grant you a ticket---but after that there are so many others of same caliber so you can't take it personal and it might not pan out.

We also actively discussed many schools to try not to get hung up on 1.

It's stressful.  You need to be the calm in the storm and you need to try to keep the environment around them calm and not all about college.  Exercise, get fresh air, do something fun.

For our son who had a lot of rejection in life that he overcame each time--sports area, etc.  It was easy to use that analogy and let him know that every time he was down or got cut or 'wronged', another, better door opened for him and he leveled up.

You need to teach and practice GRIT.  Put your kid in a travel sport with a lot of politics and throw in personal injuries and parents that buy spots and nepotism--and your kid will grow a very thick skin if they decide to stick with it.[/quote]

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