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[quote=Anonymous]To everyone saying UMD is a well-respected school: I agree whole-heartedly. But you need to grapple with the “huge blow to their identity and confidence” that some students (and parents) feel when a strong student matriculates there, and the “grief, anger, and pain” they need to work through, emotions beautifully expressed by this poster:

[quote=Anonymous]I think you need to recognize that for high stat kids who have spent their entire adolescence trying to never make a mistake, ace the most rigorous courses, stick with a sport even though they would rather be doing something else, AND who come from families with parents and older cousins arguably less brilliant or hard working that went to high ranking schools, it’s a huge blow to their identity and confidence when they don’t get in.

You also need to recognize that it isn’t like losing a game in sports. You get one shot for undergrad admissions. It’s often very unfair and arbitrary. It’s painful.

Some kids recover and make the most of their situation but for others it has lasting impacts. It’s not healthy to pretend everything they worked for was silly and doesn’t matter. They need to work through the grief, anger and pain not hide it to come out the other end.[/quote]
And to this poster: thank you for this heartfelt response. [/quote]

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