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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I totally feel for you.  My kid who goes to a Big 3 has gotten numerous rejections and a couple of waitlists.  He has gotten into one match school and while there is a part of him that's really relieved to be in that school, I think there is another part of him that feels it would be nice to have choices.  We didn't visit any colleges this fall due to the pandemic so we were looking forward to making some visits this spring in anticipation of having a choice.  I asked my kid if she/he wanted to visit the school they had gotten into and the response was "Why? I don't have any other options and I know I have to go there so I'm not sure I need to visit." I know people on this site will jump on this comment and say that this kid has a bad attitude but lets remember that these kids are 18 years old, had a really tough senior year and are now having a brutal admissions cycle.  The wounds are fresh and while I have no doubt my kid will ultimately get excited about the available choice and visit the school, for now it's understandable to be bummed.  We're not flawless adults and we don't have the perfect reaction ourselves when we're disappointed so let's not expect this from our kids who are coming out of a horrible year. [/quote]

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