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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I loved going through the process with my B+ student. Everything was a happy surprise. “Hey, this lesser-known school is pretty great!” 
“Hey, they want me!” “Hey, that’s a nice merit offer!” Just much more relaxed and fun. Also more thinking about what they want vs. who wanted them. It was really nice.

The process for my shooting-for-prestige A student was different. Much more stressful, more rejections, including both ED1 and ED2, far more stress about what peers thought, and also whether or not they were “wanted.”

I dunno. In retrospect I don’t really think the angst about higher prestige contributed more than it cost. Looking back it feels like a pretty big waste of energy. [/quote]

I agree but then what is the messaging to these kids who want to try?   Don't bother?  That feels wrong.  It's a total waste of energy though.[/quote]

PP. I don’t know what the better messaging would have been. In retrospect maybe it would have been worth shifting the balance of our visits and conversations to focus much more on likelies, and/or schools whose locations offer very different kinds of experiences — like New School in NYC or CU Boulder — so the more competitive applications felt like “why not try?” rather than the point of it all. Would that have felt like a lack of faith in DC though? Not sure. [/quote]

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