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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS did not get into his dream school and got wait listed from his second choice.  The school he ended up attending is one I thought would be the best fit for him and strongly urged him to apply to.  He did make the final decision to attend this school on his own.  He absolutely LOVES it there.  He was very nervous when we dropped him off and he even cried.  But three weeks in, he told me he LOVES it.  He admitted to me that he wasn't really excited about the school three weeks ago.  But once he got there and started meeting people, and going to classes, he said he realized that this is where he belongs.  [/quote]

I always chuckle when parents say the whole [b]DC was rejected from x and y, but is absolutely THRIVING at z[/b]! I don't mean to sound harsh, but how are parents shocked their kid loves a [b]backup college? Freedom, sex, alcohol, thousands of attractive peers with raging hormones. Where ever they are, it's a 4 year long spring break with some lectures mixed in.[/b]

The only time prestige (or lack thereof) will maybe be noticed is during junior yr recruiting or when they're applying to grad schools. But happy during freshman year? Um, obviously.[/quote]

Is that what you think a second choice college looks like?[/quote]

My point was all colleges are fun as hell. Freedom is fun. Sex is fun. Partying and socializing is fun. So how could a kid not be “thriving” at first second or third choice? It’s fun![/quote]

PP, you forgot the part about capitalists using state colleges to keep the working classes down.[/quote]

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