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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The slightly nicer reply: You're right. It's not about you. Parent the child you have, not the child you thought you'd have. The nastier reply: If you'd prefer that your child be miserable at an Ivy so you can have bragging rights, rather than happy at the "top 10" school they'd rather attend, you're a terrible parent. [/quote] Yeah,the above [/quote] Nasty, yes, but no reason to believe it’s accurate. It’s probably easier to be miserable at JHU, MIT, or UChicago than most of the Ivies. Nothing indicates that the DC thought s/he’d be especially miserable at whatever Ivy OP assumes would have admitted DC — or that the DC would be particularlybhappy at the top 10 where s/he successfully applied ED. Status obsessed/competitive parent vs risk averse kid. As told, this is a story about admissions angst — not college fit. All that said, it’s low stakes. Kid’s going to a top 10 college and is feeling happy/successful.[/quote]
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