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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of the OOS are appealing enough to pay double. JMU is a great option. I agree it's anxiety more than anything. I especially hear many girls go through this spring before college.

https://www.sarahkipnestherapy.com/blog/is-your-teen-anxious-about-college[/quote]

No, it isn't anxiety.  She went to Yorktown/McLean/Langley.  She's embarrassed by her choices.  That's what's driving this.  And she will get over it.[/quote]

That’s bull.   More kids in that area are going to colleges just like the ones she’s looking at.    There aren’t even any top rated private schools or feeder schools.

No public school sends the majority of students to Ivy League or even top ten.   [/quote]

You're not from the DMV and you don't understand the mindset at those three schools.  It's very obvious.[/quote]

DP - I am from the DMV. Not everyone has that mindset.
Lots of Yorktown students go to JMU. And Indiana is growing in popularity. [/quote]

God you people are obtuse.

You're not from Yorktown/McLean/Langley

Yes, lot of Yorktown students go to JMU.  That doesn't mean they want to.  It's a pressure cooker kind of school.  A UVA or bust school.  There's a lot of disappointment and feeling like a failure if you're not UVA, W&M, or a top private.  I'm not saying it's right.  I'm just saying it's what it is.

I KNOW that that is what is eating at OP's kid.  There's nothing wrong with any of the schools the kid got into other than the fact that, where she is about to graduate from, they're not schools that anybody brags about.  She's embarrassed.  Rightly or wrongly, she is.  But she'll get over it.  [/quote]

OMG.  Talk about obtuse!  You are totally making up an attitude that does.not.exist.  The kids who go to JMU [b]LOVE[/b] it - no one is embarrassed.  Get over yourself.  You seem to be a problematic person, making up these narratives that simply don't exist.
DP[/quote]

Why are you being so defensive?  I never said that kids who go to JMU don't love it.  In fact, I know they do.  I know a million kids who went to JMU and have no regrets.  It's a great school.

What I said is that, for many kids who attend Yorktown/McLean/Langley, having their college acceptances top out at JMU is a disappointment AT THE TIME.  We are talking about competitive high schools with pushy parents and high achieving kids, with many gunning for highly ranked colleges.  Yes, in the end they will all discover that it doesn't really matter and that a few years down the road nobody will care where you went to college.  But that's not what many kids and parents are thinking AT THE TIME.

I remain convinced that that is the primary driver behind OP's daughter not being "excited" about her college options.  They're not instagram worthy.  But, again, she'll get over it.[/quote]

USNWR ranking started this mess. Parents become obsessed with it and then it trickles down to the kids. The best thing the OP should do is reassure their kid that she is loved and that they believe in her. The rankings are bullshXX![/quote]

[b]UVA has always been the Holy Grail in NOVA high schools.  Even before the rankings.[/b][/quote]

:lol:  :lol:  :lol: 
Bless your heart.  No it hasn’t.[/quote]

Can we stop with the misogynistic put downs? Thanks.[/quote]

What?  "Bless your heart" is an equal-opportunity put down.  It has nothing to do with women.   :roll: [/quote]

NP.  It's a stupid expression and I only hear this on DCUM.  Did your grandma use to say it all the time?[/quote]

It's a stupid expression that is the perfect retort to stupid claims.  See bolded.[/quote]

You love using a stupid expression? Come up with something better.  More mature.[/quote]

:lol:  It's funny that you don't call out the first poster who actually MADE the stupid claim.  I'll continue blessing their heart, thanks.  [/quote]

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