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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here - thanks to so many of you for your positive reassurance, validation, and metaphorical slap in the face - I've needed it.  I am emotionally spent thinking about where DD might have gone as opposed to where she currently is, and by another account today she is thriving where she is.  She actually texted today that she was just accepted into some club that required applying for and was so excited.

As to the poster that asks about those specific other schools that I've been thinking about, I don't want to go there as that will perpetuate my mental somersaults. I'll just say that they were schools in the national ranking range of 30-45.  DD is at a school in the 50-65 range.  As I write this, I want to slap myself in the face for getting so worked up over the difference of 20-30 arbitrary ranking slots.  I need to start journaling my thoughts to see how I've catastrophized the situation.[/quote]

Since you prefer not to share specifics, I encourage you to look at all of your daughter's options in a more refined manner based on her interests and career goals compared to the offerings and placements at each school.

Posters who just parrot the obvious are unlikely to help you because the rankings are still there and you are well aware of your finances and your daughter's feelings. Maybe the echo chamber will help you a bit, but it won't change what you already knew and shared in your first post which started this thread.[/quote]

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