<p>Much sympathy to you! We went through something similar last year. S and his HS GF applied to many of the same schools, and had similar, although not exactly the same, admission results. Not surprising to us, they ended up choosing the same school. Thank goodness, we thought the school was perfect for S, because S and GF broke up less than a week before school started! </p>
<p>Moral of the story: your son really needs to choose the school he would be happy at if he and GF end up not staying together. That’s got to be hard for him to hear, but he needs to consider it. Tell him that distance does not automatically end a romance, either. My S has several friends who have HS romances that have lasted through freshman year, using daily Skype, texts and occasional visits. It can be done.</p>