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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid (high test scores, above-average grades, no major hooks or sports)* has been drawn to the more "average" (according to DCUM) schools during his search. I don't think he'd relish the competitive atmosphere at the big-name schools, nor is he terribly impressed with the schools everyone else is striving for.

Part of this might be from not being particularly social; part from being young for his grade. I know kids can have great outcomes no matter where they end up applying.

*This description likely makes him "average" in the eyes of DCUM![/quote]

DS gets good grades, has good test scores, but has aimed his sights at less competitive colleges with good academics. He's told interviewers he does not want to go to a college filled with hyper-competitive kids. He wants a school with a cooperative atmosphere. The kids who've fought all their lives to climb to and stay at the top so they can get into HYP are not the kids my DS wants to attend college with.

The insanity of some parents about getting their kids into the "best" colleges bewilders me. The "best" school is the one that's best for my kid. Period.

OP is thoroughly obnoxious, BTW. Ugh. They type of parent I steer clear of. [/quote]

I'm the PP you quoted. I wish we were friends, and that our kids were friends. You said it better than I did. My kid has applied to some great smaller, less-cutthroat schools.[/quote]

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