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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also have a high achiever who would have been disappointed if she went to one of her safeties. Anyone would be hurt after two ED rejections. This is a tough year.

W&M Monroe is a great option for a lot of Va folks on this board, but I know my kid and almost all others at our school and in our circle (not a big 3) are hoping to leave the area and go somewhere new where they aren’t going to be one of hundreds from Nova.

[b]It’s not exactly a lottery[/b] in that kids put a lot of work into their high school academics and activities, and then more work crafting great essays for each school. Sure, kids can be prepped for disappointing news, but after a pandemic and everything else these kids have been through, I think we can have a bit of empathy that this is a hard process.

But DCUM would rather name call and pile on. Sorry, OP. I hope your daughter gets some good news soon. [/quote]

It's a lottery.  There are FAR more qualified kids than spots at all of the "top" colleges -- and frankly, at many of the lesser-ranked schools.  Lots of kids work hard to qualify for that lottery, but there are just no guarantees.

I think that OP's daughter has had her expectations overhyped.  She got into three very good schools so far, and thinking of attending them as a waste is both objectively ridiculous and not constructive.  She'll get there and be surrounded by smart, hardworking, talented kids.

Also, don't apply to a "safety" that you wouldn't actually want to attend.  [/quote]

+100  way more qualified people than there are spots at “top” schools. Sounds like everyone here (DD, mom, counselor) has been both naive and have had the wrong attitude from the beginning. [/quote]

This year , college admissions is absolutely a lottery, especially at the top schools. [/quote]

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