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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can I contribute as the parent of a recent college grad and college junior? [b]What I learned is that college flies by and your child can be happy at more than one school.[/b] Goodness of fit matters way more than prestige.  Also, if your child creates a realistic list that includes multiple targets and safeties, you won’t have to fear being shut out. I don’t know of one single student who was rejected everywhere. As a matter of fact, every student I know has had a choice of where to attend. The only people who seem to be miserable are those who are status conscious. There will never be enough slots at the top schools for every qualified applicant so it’s just a lottery. Accept that fact by freshman year of HS and your child will be far less stressed.[/quote]

I'm getting ready to send my last child off to college, and my first is getting ready to graduate. I agree with this 100%. [/quote]

I can piggy back off this as the mom of a freshman daughter who is about to finish her first year. 
My daughter and her friends all have big gripes about their schools.  None are overwhelmingly happy--whether they're at an Ivy, other top20, UVA, other state school,  liberal arts college, etc. 
It's hard being a teen in the era of social media and the era of WAY inflated expectations for college and finding your perfect fit and having the time of your life.

Everyone my daughter knows is still trying to find their life-long, close friends, no one is dating, everyone is struggling with the competition that is inherent in everything on a college campus in 2026. 
Parents whose kids are not are either very lucky or aren't getting the real picture from their kids.

For this reason, help your kid pick a school and don't stress too much over which school it is.  Nowhere is perfect and it's all kind of hard.

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