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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also have a high achiever who would have been disappointed if she went to one of her safeties. Anyone would be hurt after two ED rejections. This is a tough year.

W&M Monroe is a great option for a lot of Va folks on this board, but I know my kid and almost all others at our school and in our circle (not a big 3) are hoping to leave the area and go somewhere new where they aren’t going to be one of hundreds from Nova.

[b]It’s not exactly a lottery[/b] in that kids put a lot of work into their high school academics and activities, and then more work crafting great essays for each school. Sure, kids can be prepped for disappointing news, but after a pandemic and everything else these kids have been through, I think we can have a bit of empathy that this is a hard process.

But DCUM would rather name call and pile on. Sorry, OP. I hope your daughter gets some good news soon. [/quote]

It's a lottery.  There are FAR more qualified kids than spots at all of the "top" colleges -- and frankly, at many of the lesser-ranked schools.  Lots of kids work hard to qualify for that lottery, but there are just no guarantees.

I think that OP's daughter has had her expectations overhyped.  She got into three very good schools so far, and thinking of attending them as a waste is both objectively ridiculous and not constructive.  She'll get there and be surrounded by smart, hardworking, talented kids.

Also, don't apply to a "safety" that you wouldn't actually want to attend.  [/quote]

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