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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am with you OP. It has been tremendously stressful My "big 3" DD is very disappointed with her options (what her counselor said were foundational) and assumes she will be rejected by the remaining 4 she is waiting to hear from. I told her that I had to be realistic and that it's a lottery, and I just don't know. She may or may not get in. Not to take it personally.

She already talks of transferring. I told her that wherever she ends up, it might not be her dream school but if she likes the people she will not want to transfer, wherever she goes she will learn a lot, and it will all be fine.

She worked SO HARD in HS to get the grades, found some great ECs that she was truly interested in, not just padding. I feel for her. She is incredibly disappointed to the point of tears. I know this is a real world, teachable moment. But it is SO hard.[/quote]

Do some of you actually use the term "dream school" with your kids? Because that starts the problem right there.

Do you also refer to their "dream man" or the "dream house" that they may have some day?

I'm seeing a pattern here that I personally don't like. And it starts with the adults in the room.[/quote]

I am this poster. No, we don't use the term dream school. We are big believers that a child can be a great fit at many schools. I also do not believe in soulmates, nor does my partner. "Dream school" was her term.

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