This is a great thread, especially since DS and the CC dept are just starting their collaborative efforts to find him a college that fits.
He is a kid who really knows what he wants and does a lot of research before making decisions. He also recognizes when he’s made mistakes and learns from them (on a call just last night- “well, we had no idea what we were doing with the BS application process”).
He devised a list of 9 schools to visit with acceptance rates ranging from 12% to 66%, all very strong in his desired area of study. They have many similarities on paper and are all under 15K students. The schools over 8K students he’s leery about, so he’s waiting to see if they feel too big. We already have a Spring Break tour planned for 4 schools and an end of year tour planned for the remaining 4.
Suddenly, he sends me a list with a bunch of additions…any of which make absolutely no sense. When I asked him what in the world, he tells me the CCs told them they needed a long list and a short list.
Ummm why would you make a “long list” of schools you know don’t fit for one reason or another just for the sake of a long list??? And isn’t 9 long enough?!?!