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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is kids sacrifice so much that had they known that they could sacrifice much less and enjoy their high school experience and have a similar or comparable college outcome. I think they would do it differently.

Grinding away to get into a top school and then to end up at your Flagship can feel disappointing when you would’ve gotten into the Flagship with 50% of the effort.[/quote]

This. It doesn’t mean the kid falls apart if the state flagship is where he ends up, but it is not where the kid wanted and - as said above - could have likely been achieved with much less effort over many years.

This is how my kids felt about uva even though it’s a great school. It’s not uva they didn’t want, they didn’t want that to be the result of their effort or they would have modified their effort. [/quote]

Again, had they “modified their effort” they wouldn’t have gotten in.  [/quote]

I don’t think that’s really true. There is a different level of working commitment needed to be in the running for a top 10 school versus UVA. You can still be well academically without having to kill yourself on the research and extracurricular funds in creating worldwide impact. And still get into UVA. I say this is someone from out of state. The kids from our private who get into UVA and end up there do not have other top tier options.
Same for Michigan. [/quote]

Correct. My friend's kid did not get into ivy as legacy or any other elites but did get into UVA OOS. 
[b]They were disappointed but glad they did not have to go to their flagship(UNC) because that would be a huge let down in state for a top-few student in the class. That is how most top in-state VA students feel about UVA, just a fact. The world is competitive and many of these students want the gold star for getting into the ivy type[/b], even though they can reach almost every lifetime goal at UVA or UNC. [/quote]

Agree with this 100%[/quote]

Also agree. I know the are phenomenal schools and wouldn’t even an option for one of mine, but the other at an Ivy absolutely viewed it that way. I know their similar high achieving peers did also. They don’t want to land in the same place as those smart but less serious or goofed off peers end up. [/quote]

Isn't college admission seen as the pinnacle of a K-12 education? So, for one striving for so long, it's okay if they want more than whatever U-__ fill in the blank...[/quote]

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