The waiting is the hardest part…

jym626
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:01:39 +0000

That’s a creative approach. The coin toss (with gut reaction to the way it lands) and, when there are more to decide, pair 2 at a time to create a choice hierarchy, are tried and true strategies that have been around for years. In this case, the OP (@RomanHistorian) shouldn’t be surprised if, even after the decision is made, that the student continues to waffle and second guess themselves. It’s ok to sit on the fence, as both choices are great. Different but great. My late dad used to have a term for people that were on the fence about something- he called them “mugwumps” because when they sat on the fence they had their mug on one side and their “wump” on the other . Here’s to mugwumps ! It’s ok to be ambivalent.
One last way to think about it- if the student had been WL or denied by one of the schools, which would they have been more upset about?