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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the PP whose son had 7 deferrals, two from safeties. Just got another one, from his third and final safety. Devastated and giving up. And I dont't blame him. He feels he gave up his entire childhood toiling at this intense, difficult school for nothing, and I don't think he's wrong. What a huge mistake. [/quote]

What mistakes do you think you made?[/quote]

DP - I don't think he made any mistakes. The only mistake I see here is whoever gave him his list of safety schools. Who advised him? The safety schools here sound like they fall in the pile of 'reach' vs 'safety'. [/quote]

But if you looked at the data, they were really were safeties. I will say, one of them I am calling a safety, though she called it a match. But the data says it is certainly a safety. It's actually the college I went to. I was hoping for better for him, because he is so smart--but it was always in the back of my mind that, at least it was there as a back up plan. I think that's why this is just so suprising. I wish he was into something vocational, but I just don't think he wants that either. Just at a complete loss.[/quote]

NP, just wanted to say I'm sorry for your DC's experience and I know it seems like everything stinks now but he will find his way. Hugs.[/quote]

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