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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure this really answers the question but  our child applied to three schools, none "Big 3" according to this forum but two of them very competitive for 9th grade.  We considered a "first choice" letter but decided we couldn't say at that moment which was first, in part not to get our child's hopes up since the two most selective were at the top of the list.  Our child was asked in the (separate) interview of our child's first choice, and our child responded it was that school.  In the parent interview that followed, my spouse and I were thoughtful and praised the school but did not say it was our first choice (in part because we were leaning toward the other).  Our child was waitlisted.  Other selective school did not ask, and child was admitted, and enrolled (as it was deep down our first choice anyway).  Final less-selective school did not ask, we did not say, and child was admitted.  I'm sure it hurt that we declined to endorse our child's statement in the interview, but I also think it was unfair to corner the child with the question, and we just weren't ready to say what our first choice was.  [/quote]

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