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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe he should look at The Common Data Set and see all the other enrolled students who have similar stats as him.[/quote]

Beat me to it.  I find it more than a little amusing that the OP and OP's son feel that he's somehow more qualified than the other hardworking students who were also admitted.  So typical.   :roll: [/quote]

Op here - yes we did that and he knows too.  Please don’t be critical like this - I said I know he’s going to a good school and he knows that on some level too.  I’m just saying he is expressing sadness, borderline depressed, and it makes me feel sad.  Not looking to be bashed.[/quote]

It is your job as a parent to help him get over this extreme sadness/borderline depression.  He's at a Top 50/60 school---that means he's at a great school (and it would be fine if he were at a Top 300 school as well if that's what he can get into and afford).   He's a smart kid and can do well if he changes his mindset---but if he goes in thinking he's smarter than others at his college, he might not have alot of friends.  As he matures he will appreciate that you didn't let him take out 100K+ loans for college (hint: no school is worth that---if you have saved and can pay 80K/year then that's fine to spend it, but loans, no way).

Many kids blossom in college---he might find that those"lesser students" that he knows find their place at college and are top 1% students.  He needs to learn to focus on himself, get excited about what the school has to offer for his major and start finding ways to be successful.

It appears you prepped him early that he couldn't attend a full pay 80K school, so that is a positive. [/quote]

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