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[quote=Anonymous]I understand the disappointment.  It is natural, but your DD has great options.  I haven't waded through the 30 pages, but I think it is important to keep things in perspective.

Thirty years ago at my top NE boarding school, there were 1 or 2 kids who got "shut" out of the Ivies despite having top grades and extracurriculars.  They were just unlucky.  Years later I ran into one of them at a top grad school, and he was a published author, who went on to receive a MacArthur-level global prize in his discipline.  Being rejected from the Ivies didn't change the fact that he was brilliant and driven, so he still rose to the top.

The problem today is that being shut out is much more common--top students can apply to dozens of schools.  The numbers just are not in 95% of kids' favor.  So your daughter definitely has company.  Based on everything you shared, there is no reason to believe she will have trouble rising to the top where she lands.

As adults, we need to be part of the change we want to see.  Talent comes from a lot of different schools, not just the top 25.  So, why should we treat attending a lower ranked school like it will impede our child's future?  It should not.  Your daughter sounds amazing, and she is just as amazing today as she was six months ago![/quote]

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