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I'm trying to lay the groundwork now. My oldest is a HS senior and is breezing through app process. It's starting to look like she'll be accepted at a top school resulting in MUCH attention and awe from relatives this weekend. Sophomore D2 is neither the scholar nor athlete D1 is. Nor does she express interest in the highly selective schools D1 is pursuing. I've pulled viewbooks out of D1's mail for D2 that ARE matches for her.
This seems to have calmed things down, as she realizes there are many amazing schools right up her alley, and NOT inferior to D1's list, just offer a whole set of opportunities possibly right for her (beautiful locations, local scientific field work/extreme sport recreation opportunities.) Permission/enthusiasm from us to explore many other choices seems to have helped her embrace her interest/ability matches. "Won't it be fun when it's YOUR turn to make a list of schools you like?"
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