I appreciate your POV, and 100% respectful of the personal preferences.
I’m quite stunned though to hear about all the “slackers” at your DD’s school getting into UW.
My DD goes to a very competitive school on the eastside, and many many high stat kids are rejected/waitlisted including my own daughter (not a slacker, I promise… lol)
I also agree about the lack of national recognition with Foster, even though it places quite well in many renowned management/business consulting firms as well, in addition to the big techs and Seattle HQed firms you mentioned. Also, the things with these big tech companies is that their hiring/firing is cyclic; it almost always rebounds with an even greater force after a slump, so I’ll not worry too much about it.
Net of it is that your daughter has some amazing options, and I’m glad you’re supporting her unconditionally… it’s possible our kids may end up in the same place this fall.