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[quote=Anonymous]I have one DS in college and a second in HS. It is true that both parents and kids in this area put a ridiculous level of pressure on the kids to consider a very narrow range of schools to be acceptable, and to start preparing much too early. Because it comes from parents and peers rather than schools it's pretty hard to avoid. I would suggest that parents (1) don't buy into the craziness. If your kid brings it up, discuss it, but stress that they should be doing things they love, not just looking for tickets to admission. And (2) start now talking about how important fit is. The goal is to find a college you love, will be happy at, and will emerge from prepared for the next step, not to get a tshirt which will impress people. The best fit might be a top college (it is for one of my kids) or it might be a college no-one in this area knows about. [/quote]
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