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[quote=Anonymous]I would do nothing differently for my current college student. I let him dictate his course load and didn’t hover. I let him choose his ECs and didn’t stress over whether he had enough or they were good enough. I paid for tutors when he asked but didn’t push. We were realistic about the odds for top colleges and while he was bright and hardworking, we didn’t ever expect those outcomes so there could be no disappointment. We didn’t buy into  USNWR ratings. He happily attends UMD where he is crushing it. Our youngest is making his college list now. He chose not to load up on APs and doesn’t have perfect grades. He will be looking at colleges with high acceptance rates. That’s ok because we know he can thrive wherever he lands. We are reminding him we love him regardless of grades, test scores, sports accomplishments or college acceptances. My best advice is to watch the old documentary The Race to Nowhere. I was fortunate to watch it when my oldest was in elementary school and it really influenced my approach.

We need to show our kids that mental health matters more than top colleges. [/quote]

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