| (JiffsMom: Care to elaborate re Northwestern? That's an intriguing comment. I would think that, for most colleges, getting a kid to attend the admitted-students program is almost tantamount to ensuring an enrollment. Why were so many of you turned off, even if only a little?)
I encouraged my son NOT to stay on his waitlists last year for just this reason. Objectively, it didn't really matter which college he went to, and I wanted him to enjoy the end of his senior year feeling good about the place he was 99.9% likely to attend even if he had stayed on one or more waitlists, rather than getting caught up in mental reservations and unrealistic fantasies. I don't think the no-waitlist approach would be right for everyone, by the way.
In any event, the whole issue is very short-term. In another 5-6 weeks, this will all largely play itself out, and the kids who right now aren't attaching to the colleges they are really going to attend will have plenty of time to do that before classes start in the fall. (Assuming they are psychologically healthy, of course.) |