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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry.  When did "Where are you applying to college?" become an ultra-personal question?  For decades it has been a means for adults to show interest in what is happening with a junior/senior.  It is not a state secret.  If your concern is that your child would be embarrassed if they don't get in to the schools they list, good news:  your child will probably never see the prospective parents again.  Also, that question is a way for prospective parents to get an understanding of where current students at the prospective school will be going to college (not years past data).

I guarantee no offense was intended by the question.  More importantly, no offense should be taken.[/quote]

I'm sorry, but now you know it's rude and obnoxious so stop doing it. [/quote]

It's not.  Just because you and a few other ultra sensitive people seem to think it's a bloody state secret doesn't make it so.  Most of the rest of the country thinks it's a normal question to ask.  Along with "where are you from" which also triggers a host of special snowflakes here on DCUM.[/quote]

Most of the rest of the country doesn’t think it’s a normal question to ask. You are very out of touch. Are you especially old? It hasn’t been a normal question to ask for twenty or thirty years. It’s seen as rude and pushy pretty much everywhere. It is true that older grandparent types are given a pass because in the Boomer generation, it wasn’t seen as rude. So, you can continue to ask if you are a Boomer. [/quote]

Please stop being ageist, thankyousomuch.

OP, although it sounds like a PSA was warranted, it's clearly falling on deaf ears.

How cringe of those parents. One data point is useless anyhow, they should be asking the school, but I guess desperation rules the day. [/quote]

It’s not ageist to point out that this was an acceptable question in the Boomer era and so people who are older continue to ask it, but younger people don’t. That’s just facts. [/quote]

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