Parents of the HS Class of 2026

[AustenNut]

@SpreadsheetMom

@co2mom

It was like saying goodbye to possibilities that we had been planning for a long time.

There was a thread here some time ago about “the one that got away” – about schools that you still feel wistful that your kid had to decline. Alas, they can only attend one!

If people were interested, I bet the mods would reopen the thread. The last post was in April…

The One(s) that Got Away--unchosen colleges that we still love

This was an idea brought up on another thread. Many of us as parents (or as students) still have warm feelings toward colleges that were seriously considered, but in the end were not chosen. What colleges do you feel this way about, and why? Note, these colleges should NOT be ones that resulted in a denial/rejection, but rather should be ones that the student didn’t choose for one reason or another, but we still love.