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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s difficult for us to understand why someone would reject a college solely because it’s in a certain state. Seems short sighted at best [/quote]

OP: not rejecting it. We recognize it’s a fanatic school and DD will will lucky to get in. But based on what everyone’s been saying that ED choice should be your absolute favorite school, Rice just isn’t the favorite and Texas is one factor. Just being honest. [/quote]

Nice mom again, in the end our kid didn't ED, just didn't want to commit and never know where else he would have gotten in (was pressured to ED to Northwestern which wasn't his favorite due to the quarter system and the particular split of science between school of Eng and Arts and Sciences).    Its not unusual to get this totally inconsistent messaging, i.e. told to not to get fixated on one perfect school but to focus on fit, ED is if you have a real #1 and then about this time in their senior told they must ED to a reach where ED gives them the biggest bump, all that talk about only if its your #1 goes out the window.  .  .  [/quote]

Thanks Nice Mom! Yes exactly we’ve been hearing the same things. Lots of conflicting messages. DD is not brand name conscious so we just what her to pick a good fit. Research and rigor are what she wants, while DH and I want her to be happy and be “lighter” after working really hard at an intense high school [/quote]

That is great- she might research some professors in her fields of interest, see what they are working on, who they are collaborating with at other universities etc.  Departments at universities are very cross pollenated [/quote]

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