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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Tell anyone who asks that DC is still undecided. 
2. If anyone asks after end of school, deliberately answer a different question (e.g., "s/he is so excited to be majoring in US History") than what as asked, and then move away from the questioner[/quote]

Disagree. A friend always qualified her son’s college (“going to X college. Because he has some learning issues” or “he goes to x college because he needed the environment”) and I think it reeks of her embarrassment l, which is totally unnecessary. It doesn’t look good on her to be embarrassed. She could just say the name with a smile and most people wouldn’t think twice about it. [/quote]

This is good advice and I needed to hear it. I have two kids, both took PSAT in elementary school a few times for being gifted. One at an Ivy and the other going off of a mid-level after a challenging 4 years in high school with mental and physical health issues. I know once it’s announced people that aren’t as in the know of challenges will probably be surprised. I just need to say it with a smile like you said. I’m
not embarrassed, but I do feel like people are judgey. Not my real friends of course. [/quote]

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