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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: My heart breaks for DC. I know nothing is promised/guaranteed/entitled, but almost all DC's math friends (school, camp, etc) got into top schools (Ivys, MIT, Stanford, etc). Like, almost.every.single.friend (all of them are great kids, smart, worked hard. so did DC).

DC seems to be the only one not going to one.

DC's a tough cookie and a trooper. But I can see the disappointment. DC worked so hard (and has a 2+ plus commute to school everyday on top of the academics and ECs, all of which DC did because enjoyed them, and not for the sake of college).

I just don't understand why.

Sorry for the long vent. Thank you for listening. Need to get it out...[/quote]
OP as a math major at Williams, I hate how you are implying that dc didn’t get into any top schools. I think you are missing that many people consider Williams & Rice top schools. I turned down Ivys, as did most of my Williams friends. This will be shocking to you, but a few friends were sad they didn’t get into Williams and ended up at an Ivy. 
It doesn’t sound like Williams is the right fit for your family, and the spot probably should go to someone who is thrilled to be accepted. That said, one of the reasons I chose Williams was for the unprecedented professor access. The tenured professors teach even the freshman math classes, and you are invited to discuss anything in their office hours, assist with research, create your own independent study class, etc. I met with professors at Princeton, etc and the access and opportunities weren’t there in undergrad.[/quote]
NP. [b] My older two went to Rice and Stanford, and we were surprised by how much more impressed we were by Rice.[/b] Our youngest may ED to Williams next year.

Op, congrats to your child. These are all amazing schools. [/quote]

Can you say more about this?[/quote]

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