Outside the competitive spotlight

[TheDad]

<p>A new member’s post in the Cafe highlighted something I was musing on earlier today:</p>

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For all the stress and anxiety on this board…and I have contributed and given my share…there are 8 Ivies, 30 or so other Top CC Colleges, and 25 CC Top LAC’s listed by name under the colleges and universities forum…which makes for a total of 63. There are <em>maybe</em> another 50 colleges with moderately intense admissions processes, for a grand total of 110 or so colleges…out of 3500 colleges in the country.

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<p>For all the agony about this school or that school, if your S or D is in this game at all, they’re doing pretty damned well. I think it helps to remember that, especially when disappointments hit.</p>

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<p>Amen. Lucky, lucky us.</p>

[texastaximom]

<p>I think that must be why I am the only family member that posts here…and thus have an outlet for all my excessive stress. :)</p>