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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the sensitivity of this subject is insane. I have not gone through this process with my child, but currently going through high school application season. Parents and kids are happily sharing where they are applying. The reality is you will get accepted to some and rejected or waitlisted by others. What’s more healthy is to teach kids that rejection is a part of life and how to deal with it. Not getting accepted is not the end of the world and should not be done in secret. This is why these kids are so mentally fragile. How about teach them, “it only takes one!” They can only go to one school. BTW, this is the same approach I followed when applying to top undergraduate and graduate programs. Gladly told people I applied to four top 10 grad programs and only got into one. Guess where I went, that one school which happened to be the highest ranked of them all! I also think kids need to learn how to navigate questions they don’t want to answer. One of the best ways to do that is to ask the person, “why do you ask?” That will reveal their true intentions and often provides a way to pivot.[/quote]

As you said - you haven't been through the process.  HS admissions is very different from college admissions. It's a LOT of work for students to apply to college and still keep up grades. It's a lot of uncertainty in their lives as they want to enjoy their senior year but don't know what is ahead. There are many emotions. It's not all about being accepted or not - some don't even know where they want to go (while others are set on a specific place).

Maybe listen to others who have been through this and take the cue.
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