@pdxtigermom , I am sorry you are feeling so down about this. This process is lousy. But your daughter is not. She will take that hard-working, multi-talented person to college - wherever! - and make the most of the experience. If the only reason she did everything she did was to get into Brown and for no other reason (and really, how likely is this?), they saw through her. But if it’s who she truly is, feel blessed to have such a terrific kid and expect that she’ll go far in life. There are many roads to the same place, and the one she’s taking may have some great attractions!