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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It appears that it is harder to get into college than when we all applied. But what about for the very high stats kids?

Can some of you please share how it went for your child who went through the process if your kid was max rigor, 1550 plus, top grades, great but not national award winning extracurricular.

My child is having trouble finishing up their college lists and part of the reason is we really just have no idea how it will all go with the reach schools. We also don't know what school is "worth" taking your shot early. This child will be happiest with an intense, highly academic crowd.[/quote]

This was my kid. He’s attending UMDCP. No luck at any of the highly ranked privates but in the end I think he wound up right where he’s supposed to be. Good luck![/quote]
Same for my super high stats DC (higher than OP's kid).  They are pretty happy there.  Bonus for going to UMD in state is that UMD took most of their credits - 56 total, and got merit. They will have two bachelors and  +1 masters  in 4 years for under $130K.

Got a great internship, having a blast, and making decent money.

It was an ego hit when they were rejected to T15, but in the end, they said they are at where they are meant to be, and they are happy.  I have seen DC grow in the past 2 years while in college, and it's been an amazing journey for DC.[/quote]

Do you ever feel that as a parent you could have done more ? Or, feel like you have failed..[/quote]
PP here. No.  I actually told DC that they needed to cultivate their E.C.s better and do more non academic activities if they wanted to shoot for T15. They thought they knew better than me, and relied on their high stats too much.   DC recently told me that I was right about all of it, but even so, they are happy where they are at.

And honestly, I mean .. really honestly... knowing DC, I am not sure they would've been happy at  MIT or CMU (those were the two schools that DC  really wanted).  DC was never a go getter (obviously) or highly curious about anything.  They were just a really smart but immature kid.    They matured this last year a lot (now 20), and now they are a go getter, but they weren't in HS. So, they weren't MIT/CMU material in that sense.     Plus, I really think this was an ego thing for DC.

My kids (and us parents) are all late bloomers, so I don't know if that impacted DC's view of the college app process, but I was not going to be the tiger parent who did everything for them, or force them to do things to get them into the MIT/CMUs  T15.    If they weren't ready on their own, I wasn't going to force it.

DC has a 4.0 in college as a dual CS/math major (yea, the CS major made college admissions harder); they have a great internship and is having a blast there. They made some good friends outside of their HS group in college.   DC had some social issues this past year due to their immaturity, but again, they also grew  a lot this past year.

So, no, I can't say I feel like I failed.  They are getting 3 STEM degrees in 4 years, under $130K.  My bank account feels immensely relieved,  and I'm really happy for DC.   I have a second DC  looking to go oos because UMD doesn't have their major.  Go figure.[/quote]

Love your perspective. Thanks so much for taking the time to share it! [/quote]

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