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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This forum may not be the best place to ask this in general but the HYPS crowd would the the right audience. Does anyone have a kid who "undershot" college? The highest of stats, incredible resume and really the ideal candidate, but who decided not to even apply for the ultra elite? Visited 3 ivys + stanford but DC isn't in to it. People are surprised. I see it as DC's choice but I do wonder if there will be regret one day.[/quote]

If your kid is as qualified as you suggest, I'd trust his or her judgment as to appropriate fit. There are many other high-quality colleges and institutions, and I'd be grateful that my kid was self-aware enough to know he or she didn't want to spend four years in a HYPS-like environment. [/quote]

My DC refused to tour, let alone apply, to HYPS. Applied to Columbia (similar admit rate, in fact lower admit rate than Princeton), got in, and was happy there. For a very short period, a tiny corner of me wondered “what if?” and then I saw how great Columbia was for DC and stopped thinking about it.

If your DC thinks another top school is a great fit, let him tell you why. Don’t let him undershoot by going to state-satellite-U if he could get a better education elsewhere. But the fact is, there are, what, 20, 30 or even 50 top universities that provide excellent educations and almost all (if not 100%) of the “status” of HYP. In the end, it’s not about status, it’s about fit.[/quote]

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