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[quote=Anonymous]I think "super happy" does these kids a disservice and sets up kids to feel like if they aren't "super happy" there is something wrong with them.  College is an adjustment and it takes some kids longer than others to find their home there.

My college kid is happy - he picked well (not his highest ranked admit). He loves his friends, he loves his extracurricular activities, he is doing great in a double major.  But of course, there are things he doesn't love - his advisor isn't great, the housing situation at his school is awful and he didn't get what he wanted. He is currently stressed about finals and this year had a disagreement with a close friend.  It's not normal life to be super happy all the time.  But if he had to pick again, he would pick his school every time.

I also have a high school senior. We talk a LOT about fit, places he would like to go, what his sibling likes and dislikes about his school and how no school is perfect.  We talk pros and cons of every school in terms of things he wants in a school. He has a list of things that are important to him and we try fit schools into what he wants. (size of school, athletics or greek life, location, curriculum stuff, etc).

I think it's important for parents to moderate discussions with their kids and not measure a successful college pick by rank or if they are "super happy".[/quote]

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