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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My hot take - kids think they want one type of school - small/big/rural/city/LAC/STEM --  and parents/counselors twist themselves into knots trying to find the perfect fit when in fact, kids could be happy and successful at any school. The messaging should be- [b]here is what is available in our $/convenience and your admissions possibility[/b] - let's figure out how to make you successful there. Too much emphasis on kid's preferences.[/quote]

I agree the discussion/research should definitely start with this but there really is a lot of variety within that. I'm not going to indulge my kid's desire to go to California or pay $80k to go to a private school that doesn't give merit aid. But within the same budget/distance parameters, one kid only wanted to look a big state Us while the other only wants rural-ish LAC type schools. And I could see that both were drawn to schools that I also thought would fit their personalities. Both had plenty of options. I wasn't going to push my big state U kid to apply to LACs. He's happy at VT. And, I'm not making my LAC kid apply to VT. She has LACs that give merit on the list but also UMW because I insist on an instate admissions/financial safety. [/quote]

I am the PP and I agree that Virginia has way more options within the public system - I think VA is pretty unique in that. Many states don't have too many public options - just a few schools. I just am trying to suggest that a kid who might not have public LAC options could still thrive at a VT type school. I have met so many adults now who didn't have the choices (and the angst that can come with too many choices) who just got told here are the two or even only option and they found their success there. It has made me rethink my experience and when my kids were applying - my mantra was you can find a way to succeed and be happy at any school.[/quote]

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