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It seems like my deal would be 
1.  Apply to Princeton and anywhere else that you want but go wherever you want.  
2.  Not discuss college at all for the next 4-5 months.

If he finds a better school (for him) that he gets into then you will need to let him go.  But if you are right and Princeton is his ticket, you should let the schools tell him that.  He sounds smart and disciplined.  If your family stops making this into melodrama I suspect he will choose the right path.

OP, I went to Princeton.  I hated it so much I transferred to another, equally prestigious school (and perhaps more so in my chosen major).   Two of my three freshman roommates also hated it and spent 4 miserable years. They told me they wished they'd had the guts to transfer.  There really are better schools for some people and no school is the end all be all.    But this isn't about Princeton in particular -- at my new school I was thrilled but saw people who also would have been happier elsewhere, but who went because it was the most prestigious school they got into.

If your son is this adamant he may just be contrary, but he is probably also be telling you he may need a different path.  Give him a chance to do it reasonably. [/quote]

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