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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter has made the choice to go with a less selective college that feels like a great fit and has an excellent program for her academic interest plus a couple ECs she cares a lot about. But, I do see that she seems to be feeling now a bit apprehensive about the choice. The really great visit last Fall that tipped her strongly in its favor feels a long time away. One thing that was challenging for her is that she had a really mixed up academic profile -- very high SAT, strong rigor but, between some health issues and just plain difficulty balancing all the work ended up junior year with half As/half Bs so didn't have the GPA to be competitive for UVA/W&M and other more highly ranked schools that could be targets are not affordable. Since she didn't like the other in-state options, she mainly looked at LACs that give merit. [b]She often struggles with 'buyers remorse" in other areas of life so I think her apprehension was likely an outcome regardless of what she decided[/b]. I think once she settles in she will be happy at the school she chose and I can see that it will offer great opportunities for her major.

Back in the 90s when I went to college I turned down my state's huge flagship for a regional school that was much more undergrad focused. I got some crap from classmates about the decision but was really encouraged to do that by my dad because the regional school was his favorite place to hire new grads. My mom told me recently that my dad had been really worried about the idea of me going to that big flagship. I was a painfully shy teen and I do think it would have been really hard and the undergrad-focused (but still pretty big) school was the right choice. I took a while to find my place but ultimately had a great experience there, found my community through a music group, and was well positioned for my career. [/quote]

My kid got into his ED school and still had buyer's remorse.  Some kids are just like that.  (He ended up loving it).  I went to a lower ranked SLAC that gave me a lot of merit instead of my well-regarded state flagship or a reach private school (Carnegie Mellon) that I by very slight chance happened to get into but had no possible way of affording.  Few have heard of my SLAC but I think it taught me very well.  I went on to an Ivy for a PhD.  Good luck to your daughter.[/quote]

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