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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The bloodbath narrative comes from the fact parents who went to top schools in a much easier era wishing and praying somehow their kids will get the results they would have gotten in the 1990s or whenever it is you applied. You absolutely must stop engaging in this magical thinking. Your kids will not get admitted to the places they would have if they had been your classmates. [/quote]

+1.  I would go further and say that everything changed once Covid hit and schools went test optional.  Regardless, Op you sound way too emotionally invested in the situation.  Your job is to keep the perspective that your teenager likely won’t have, which is that there are lots of great schools and what you do in school is more important than where you go.  This is not a bloodbath.  My DS had a perfect unweighted GPA and a high ACT score.  End of the day he didn’t get into any of his top choices and is now at a public school in the honors college, and he loves it!  Chill op.[/quote]

Why shouldn't OP be emotionally invested? It's her kid. I feel you, OP. I offered our experience above. I think the key to eliminating the bloodbath metaphor for your kid's journey is to have likelies they can get truly excited about.  Mine would have been ok had the reaches/targets not come through.  Good luck![/quote]

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