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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The difference between one big public flagship university and another is not too great. The difference in experience between that and a small private is huge. It sounds like OP's kid wanted a small private and they didn't apply low enough on the selectivity scale. Leaving him stuck with a big public experience he was trying to avoid.

Lets be honest. Public school sucks compared to private school. (I went public through grad school and my kids are in public now). I'm sad because a kidlike that could have gotten decent merit at a lower ranked private like Macalester or Oberlin.[/quote]

Correct. 90% of these stories amount to this.

People should consider all outcomes when making their lists. Getting into any school is not being shut out.

If he feels he has no appealing options, then he made a bad list.

Success should be defined as having a college to go to next year. And he chose every school on his list so....I can't entirely understand the many flavors of this same lament.

(Though of course, I feel bad for someone who worked hard and is disappointed. I just think that too many families are not going into this process in a clear minded way.)[/quote]

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