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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is these threads working people up.  Anecdotal  stories, most often the negative ones, does not mean that it has been a brutal year, or that things are necessarily getting worse.  I have heard of many good results this year.[/quote]

+1  I haven't heard any sob stories yet, just success stories. [/quote]

Well here's one for you....DD....applied to 5 schools within range...and .....5 "wait lists"......[/quote]

[b][i]OP here - please let your DD know that it's not her, that this is a very common thing this year, according to my friend, who is an educational consultant.[/b][/i][/quote]

I am truly sorry, previous poster, that your daughter has been wait-listed at every school that she applied to.  That is indeed a bitter pill to swallow, but now is the time to work with your school counselor to make the strong case to get her off those wait lists.   Please do not give up hope yet!

It appears that the OP is arguing a doom-and-gloom, the-sky-is-falling, it's-nearly-impossible-to-gain-college-admissions point of view.

It is true, OP, that your argument is substantiated in some cases -- as by the previous poster's sad posting about her daughter's wait-listing -- but your argument is also contradicted in equal measures by other, positive-news postings on this and the other college results threads (including OP's original post about her child being admitted to three colleges, the bagpiper's admission to every college (!), and my own child's admission to two colleges).

What contributes to the academic and college anxiety of students and parents alike, in my opinion, are threads like these which "authoritatively" and anecdotally state that it is nearly impossible for qualified students to be admitted to college today.  That is not the case, be intelligent about the process, cast a very wide net, and be willing to look at many schools you might consider safeties.[/quote]

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