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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here and thank you for the thoughtful replies.

All of the wise comments here about there being no real dream school and these are a lot of great choices, I as her 50 year old mom know. The real problem is she as a 17 year old doesn’t really believe it. I do think she can thrive at any of these schools.

I do think it’s anxiety too. She is nervous about how it’s going to be.

She is also feeling the pressure of going to Yorktown/Langley/McLean where everyone (in her mind) is going to an Ivy or UVa /Michigan/NYU and her friends look down on some of these schools. Which gets a major eye roll from me.

I can see her really enjoying her time and doing well at a lot of these, particularly Indiana and JMU. We have visited Indiana and it is beautiful and fun, but also far, more midwestern than she’s used to, and she can’t get into Kelley. (Also she knows it is double the price of JMU.)

For JMU, though, there’s this whole “also-ran” feeling she can’t get over.  I’ve told her I know many smart and very successful people who go there. I know she would enjoy it if she put her whole heart into it.

Telling her she should be grateful doesn’t really help her, but thanks. She knows she is lucky to have choices.

Anyway, thought I’d share. It’s helpful to know there are others with kids who feel lukewarm about their options. [/quote]

There are plenty of kids in those high schools going to these colleges.  She's just gonna have to get over it.  [/quote]

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