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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ALL OF THIS IS BAD ADVICE.

ALL YOU ARE DOING IS DEFERRING THE CRISIS!!!!

DEAL WITH IT NOW.

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I HIT SEND SOMEHOW ACCIDENT.

THE WAY I SEE IT, YOU HAVE 3 OPTIONS.

1. QUESTION WHETHER YOUR DAUGHTER EVEN NEEDS TO GO TO COLLEGE IF SHE CAN'T GET INTO HYPSM, AFTER ALL, SHE IS JUST A GIRL.

2. ASK THEM HOW FAR DOWN THE COLLEGE PRESTIGE RANKINGS SHE WOULD HAVE TO DROP BEFORE WOULD THEY STOP LOVING HER?

3. POINT OUT THAT YOUR ALMA MATER USED TO HAVE AN ACCEPTANCE RATE HIGHER THAN BOSTON UNIVERSITY DOES NOW AND WITH A LOWER AVERAGE SAT SCORE.  IF YOU HAVE TO...  ADD HOW YOU HAD TO BLOW THE ADMISSIONS OFFICER TO GET IN AND IS THAT REALLY WHAT THEY WANT FOR THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER?

4. DESCRIBE HOW YOUR DAUGHTER BROKE DOWN IN TEARS BECAUSE OF ALL THE PRESSURE SHE FELT TO GO TO HYPSM BECAUSE YOU WENT THERE AND HOW GUILTY YOU FEEL ABOUT ALL THE PRESSURE YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING ON HER AND PRACTICALLY STEALING HER CHILDHOOD TO RELIVE YOUR GLORY DAYS VICARIOUSLY THROUGH HER?

5. REMIND THEM THAT OF ALL THE LIFE EVENTS TO COME, COLLEGE IS NOT NEARLY AS IMPORTANT AS THINGS LIKE MARRIAGE AND YOU ARE MORE INVESTED IN MAKING SURE SHE DOESN'T SCREW THAT UP LIKE YOU DID.

SORRY FOR THE ALLCAPS, I AM USING A TELEX MACHINE.
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