That was me and my daughter, virtually every single time. I realized very quickly that I was mainly her “driver”, and should accept that we are two different people, with different ambitions and priorities, and different details that make the difference in our overall happiness.
After not imposing my opinions for the travel months, my perspective was actually valued again when it came to her narrowing her choices after the subsequent accepted students visits. By that point, some of the early expectations and excitement had worn off, and confusion ruled because between several good offers, no clear winner was “jumping out”.
Just like with her HS class schedule, it turned out that she was indeed mature enough to make a choice that truly was right for HER and where SHE ended up being happy - which makes achieving successes so much more likely.