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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder when parents like OP will understand that they are sending the message that their kids are incompetent and need mommy to “do more” for them and take charge. It is a main reason (along with social media) for the rise in teen and youth anxiety and mental health issues. 
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This should be shouted from the rooftops. Parents come in and save their kids from the slightest repercussion of their actions at every turn. [/quote]

That doesn't apply to a huge decision like this one. I always wonder who people making these sorts of comments are.[/quote]

You help your kid with college admissions.  But the OP says her DD is admitted/IN at 7 colleges.  That is not "Failure".  That's awesome!  They all have the current area of interest/major for the DD.  Exactly what you want.  
Ultimately, you need to allow your kid to pick their college---because when something isn't perfect freshman year (AND THAT WILL HAPPEN--freshman year has it's ups and downs for literally every student, it's a huge adjustment), you don't want them blaming you that "you made me pick this school, I never wanted to attend here".

This isn't a kid who begrudgingly applied to only one school.  They are in at SEVEN schools.  So you don't need to push them more.  If they truly wanted to attend a higher ranked school, they would have applied to them and written the extra supplemental essays.  Just know that even if they did that and stressed themselves out with all the extra work, they most likely would't get admitted because T25 schools are low admission rates.  So I don't blame your kid for being done with 7.

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