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[quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry you and your child are disappointed. Sounds like he’s very qualified to attend basically any school. No clue why he didn’t get in, but as a parent I would focus on three things:

1) getting child prepared for strong possibility that the safety will be where he goes to school, and that it will be ok and everything will turn out fine (I also subscribe to belief that things happen for a reason)

2) push hard for at least one of the waitlist schools, either via counselor or go directly to regional admissions officer. Have child write  a compelling letter about how he really wants to attend and it’s his first choice. See what happens.

3) take a look at schools with rolling admission. It’s not too late and many good schools are rolling, he may find something he likes better as a happy accident. I found a good list recently of schools with rolling admissions - will try to find and post.

Hang in there. Just remember he will take cues from you so don’t panic or assign blame. Sometimes it just is what it is. The lesson is to do the best you can with what you’ve got and not feel disappointed because you felt you deserved something and didn’t get it. Go out and get something else. [/quote]

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