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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please don’t put additional stress on your child. Please let her find enjoyment in the journey. Always focusing on the future will make you miss out on the present. [/quote] +1 Yes, top colleges have gotten more competitive but they are super competitive even if you are going in with a perfect 4.0. Let them make mistakes and when the time comes you find the colleges that are a good fit for them. One thing that helped my DD when she was having a meltdown about college pressure in 9th grade (all coming from peers and teachers) was to show her a few schools with 70%+ acceptance rates that had great things she was interested in. Kids get this idea that only certain colleges are acceptable or that it is universally "hard to get in to college." Let them know there are lots of options and you will be there to help them figure it out. [/quote]
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