Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 10:23     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
You never know what would have happened had they gotten into another school. There really is no point trying to convince yourself that it would have been a better or a worse fit, because your kid never lived that experience. It is not a good use of time to focus on the school they didn’t get into. Help your kid get excited about the one they did, because almost all schools have something to be excited about.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 10:05     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rejected Princeton, attended uc Berkeley.

Hated it, withdrew after freshman year and took a gap year this year with some CC classes, trying to start fresh next fall.


Oh wow. What major


Engineering. It is such an overenrolled weeder major.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:55     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Northwestern.
At Cornell.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:47     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Duke. UVA.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:31     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Rejected Yale..Attending Rice. Very happy.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:29     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Rejected Princeton, attended uc Berkeley.

Hated it, withdrew after freshman year and took a gap year this year with some CC classes, trying to start fresh next fall.


Oh wow. What major
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:24     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Rejected Princeton, attended uc Berkeley.

Hated it, withdrew after freshman year and took a gap year this year with some CC classes, trying to start fresh next fall.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:21     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I went to Fairfield University. Basically everyone there was rejected from their first choice. Mostly Boston College, Georgetown or Notre Dame. We had an amazing college experience. Some of the best years of my life.



Fairfield seems to be on the rise. My daughter is interested.


My dad went to Fairfield U when it was all-male. He also went to Fairfield Prep on full aid. He loved Fairfield, and lifelong friends.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:15     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:My observation is that kids usually got rejected by schools they think they love but not the best fit, and accepted by the best fit or at least a good fit but not their first choice originally.

Schools see through it they know how to pick.

this is very true in my DC's case. In hindsight, the top pick wouldn't have been a good fit for DC. MIT/CMU. Ended up at UMD and is loving it. They said to me yesterday that they are having their best life. They've had great internships, making really good money, great group of friends, very active social life.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 09:00     Subject: Re:If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Not this year, but friend's kid was rejected by his dream school Stanford and ended up at Dartmouth College. Loved Dartmouth. Was an athlete in a non-revenue sport. Very social & engaged in several activities beyond academics. (Also was accepted to several other Ivy League schools. Stanford was his only rejection.)
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 08:57     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
DS rejected from VA tech business major, in state VA resident.

Attends South Carolina on a merit scholarship, same COA as Va Tech. Loves it.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 08:56     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:Daughter rejected Davidson and Colorado College, attending CWRU, psych pre-med


Unusual for one to apply to Davidson & CC and Case Western Reserve.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 08:50     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:I went to Fairfield University. Basically everyone there was rejected from their first choice. Mostly Boston College, Georgetown or Notre Dame. We had an amazing college experience. Some of the best years of my life.



Fairfield seems to be on the rise. My daughter is interested.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 08:50     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
I went to Fairfield University. Basically everyone there was rejected from their first choice. Mostly Boston College, Georgetown or Notre Dame. We had an amazing college experience. Some of the best years of my life.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 08:48     Subject: If your child was rejected from their top choice, where did they end up
Anonymous wrote:My observation is that kids usually got rejected by schools they think they love but not the best fit, and accepted by the best fit or at least a good fit but not their first choice originally.

Schools see through it they know how to pick.


This made me laugh!