Drowning in anxiety. HELP!

SevenDad
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:21:39 +0000

Interesting that it’s the parents (myself included) who have stepped up to respond to the OP on this one.

To the OP, you should know that all of the first three commenters above have/had kids at some of the most selective schools in the country. They’ve been there, done that with the entire BS app process. I’m still a prospective parent, and I would trust their advice.

Believe me, when we started this process, I was convinced that my 99th percentile daughter would be a slam dunk at even a “brand name” school. And I have to say that tempering this POV (based on advice/experience of other parents) was good for me/her. It made us open up to all sorts of schools and focus on fit instead of prestige.

I’ve always felt the “Chance Me” threads were an absurd exercise, btw. One of my first posts here was something like “What’s the deal with Chance Me threads?”