<p>I also think it was brave of you to post. It can be intimidaqting here on CC where everyone seems to be attending or qualifying for a spot at at school that only accepts 11% of its applicants.</p>
<p>My DDs have good stats but are seriously considering the newest CSU in California. It is relatively unknown and unproven but for one of my girls in particular it’s an excellent fit. My point is to echo what other moms have shared. Carve out your niche and make your chosen school the best it can be. Prestige Schmestige, the quality of an individuals life is really not all that closely linked with their undergraduate college choice. There are fantasticly happy folks who got a GED and went to heating and air conditioning school and there are atrociously miserable people with BAs from Stanford and law degrees from Yale. Your life is what you make it and like an previous poster said, don’t let that “grade 13” comment define you. </p>
<p>Have a blast! Try something new, play an intramural sport you have never tried before. I highly reccommend intertube water polo and maybe auditioning or working sets for an on campus production. Step out of your comfort zone and show that “friend” who grows and who doesn’t.</p>