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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you and admit to having some kneejerk panic when my kid’s ED rejection came through. Less a week later, and the kid has EA acceptances to a safety and a target, both with really good merit. If you have a good, balanced list, your kid will not only get in somewhere but likely have options. Don’t succumb to the dark thoughts. :)[/quote]

Well said. We're in the same boat. Our high stats kid shot his shot at an extremely selective school in ED and got outright rejected. Objectively, we knew that this was a very real if not likely possibility. But it still stung and caused him/us to reconsider things a little before deciding that his original strategy is still sound. He's been accepted into the local flagship EA, so there is a safety net. But there are latent dark thoughts about whether he might get shut out of both his targets and reaches, despite the list being very consciously considered and assembled. (BTW, the "target" list for a high stats kid in need of FA much harder to assemble and predict that a similar full-pay kid.)

Anyhow, I am personally very sympathetic to all the kids and parents out there who are feeling stress and anxiety. This is an increasingly unpredictable and anxiety-producing process. [/quote]

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