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[quote=Anonymous]OMG I am going through this now with my 80 year old MIL and my rising senior. This summer, my MIL constantly asked about college prospects. When hubby made the mistake of sharing schools, such as Case, Rochester, Hamilton, she responded that our daughter "can do way better than those." Then DH mentioned Boston College and she smirked and said "have her apply, she is going to get in." Like WHAT!? She's in her 80s and still status chasing.

Doesn't help that my idiot SIL took her own kid to Georgetown this summer, based on ZERO qualifications (I mean, if her kid was such a stud surely we would have heard all about it by now since kid is a rising junior!). This really jazzed my MIL up. She said my daughter should try for Georgetown, too. :roll:  She said I am not aiming high enough for my kid, yet, we are using a private counselor who has given us great advice so far. I reiterated we are looking at good fit for DD above all else. But, I guess I should listen to the 80 year old who knows everything. Sigh. Long story short, I'm not telling her a thing going forward. Thanks for letting me vent, I was really pissed! [/quote]

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