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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's flat out depressing. I feel like I failed my child and I am not sure what else could have been done but all those years of striving for excellence, working so hard, dong so many ECs, choosing the hardest classes possible to impress colleges - it was all for nothing.   With a virtual perfect academic record and a host of passionate ECs, he's rejected/wl everywhere he really wants to go.

He is in a safety schools that literally the class clowns get accepted to.   I'm so sick of talking to people about it, everyone in our community assumed he was going to a T5 school - he is practically famous for being so smart - like photographic memory genius smart and they ask me about it constantly.   They cant conceal their shock when I tell them the options. I cant deal with the reactions anymore.[/quote]

This is a sad post.

I hope your child has better luck on Ivy Day. [/quote]

This happened to a family member. Encourage your child to find a coping mechanism to deal with unexpected rejection, go to the favorite safety, take the core, and [b]apply to transfer to one of the schools he wants to go to.[/b] [/quote]

Best to not go in with this plan. [b]Being a transfer student is really hard[/b] (once you get in).[/quote]

That’s NOT the experience of my kid’s friends who transferred - several did to following schools: UVA, Stanford, USC and others - and in every case the transferring student LOVED the new school and was extremely happy they transferred. [/quote]

DP: On average, though, kids who transfer do struggle with a sense of belonging in the new school.  I wouldn't say it's the ideal plan going into a school, unless you are doing a CC to 4 year transfer where there is a clear trajectory and considerable savings.[/quote]

Additionally, once you’re a transfer student there’s realistically no going back. I mean people aren’t going to drop out their junior year or transfer again so you just have to put on a happy face if even you hate your new school. [/quote]

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