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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's wrong with UMD?  It's a good school. OP is feeling miserable for no reason. [/quote]

He doesn't want to go there. Isn't remotely excited. Likes UGA so it will be fine. Just disappointed about wisco.  Don't care about Michigan. [/quote]
dp.. my super high stats kid got rejected to the T15 he applied to (CS major).  And I mean super high stats from a magnet program.  He wanted to go oos.

He got deferred at Mich, and got into UMD.  He was very upset for a couple of months.

Then UM came back, but by then DC decided UMD was fine.  He didn't want the cold LOL. He is at UMD now.  He told me a few weeks ago during winter break when we had all that snow that he hates walking in the snow.  I said then it's a good thing he didn't pick UM.

He also has a chance to transfer to GTech if he wants to, but he said no. He likes UMD.  He especially likes the 4+1 program, but he had enough credits going into freshman year that he can double major and graduate in 3 years, +1 masters.  And he got merit.  So, he will end up with 3 degrees all for under $120K.  I mean.. not bad.  The remainder of the 529 funds will go to his sibling, and we will give him the cash instead, and a car.  That also greatly pleases him.   I think for DS, the rejection was an ego killer given his super high stats.

So, even if your DS goes to UMD or UGA or wherever, I think it will work out.  It's a big school, and football is big, but there are so many other things going on.

When DS was disappointed, I told him the same thing that I told him when he was going to HS.  It is what you make of it.  You can either be miserable, or you can seek opportunities, make connections, and choose to be happy. [/quote]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing![/quote]

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