She had a reason. You just may not understand it.
Neither of my kids chose where I wanted. My son was Purdue engineering with merit but chose Alabama. Crazy. But for him it works. Works for my wallet too. Will work for yours.
This girl …see link…chose Auburn over Yale. Kids don’t necessarily see pedigree and prestige. They see comfort.
Love your child. The cream rises. No matter where you go. She’ll have a chance to be a star instead of one of many top kids. Your retirement will be a little richer too. Or $$ saved for grad school.
Congrats to her on making the right choice for HER and not mom. Btw. This happens every day. I had a server in Knoxville who chose UTK over northwestern. My daughters bff at college of Charleston got into Rice, Vandy and Penn. chose where he, not his family, wanted.