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[quote=Anonymous]OP, please know that your son's experience is not rare this year, regardless of what the yahoos here say. My high stats kid, 3.9 UW, 36 ACT, white male child, solid ECs, math focus, did not get into any but his safeties. He attends a lesser know private not known for its rigor, which certainly didn't help this year. We are lucky that one of his safeties made his top three list and came with good merit aid. But it would have been nice to have a choice. He has decided to accept one waitlist spot at Amherst, but not the one at Rice. He will most likely attend St. Olaf in MN.

This year is all about equity, inclusion, and diversity, both racial and economic. I can't argue with that, and my son understands it. There are lots of different paths forward for these kids. If he's open to big state publics, look west. If he would tolerate a smaller SLAC, look west. I think there will still be options for him. And yes, he is still as brilliant as you think he is. Check out this talk by Makcolm Gladwell if you want some reassurance about his future,  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7J-wCHDJYmo[/quote]

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