Whats worse than getting rejected.

chilaxin
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:47:20 +0000

My S has worked so hard in HS; never taking his eye off of the ball for even a second with a dream school in sight. He was deferred/denied there, denied at #2 & #3 choices. Waitlisted at #4 and accepted at #5, 6 & 7…2 of which are his safeties. He is devastated and trying very hard to fall “in love” with school #5. Meanwhile, a classmate has been accepted at his #1 and will not be attending as he is a legacy kid for another school…he applied early just to see if could get in. This, of course, adds insult to injury and my S is just miserable. I think that this is a terrible way to finish up an otherwise, stellar HS career. I have read that this has been an exceptionally difficult, competitive year for college admissions…even the college counselors are scratching their heads at some of the results this year. If this trend continues, this process will be become more and more unhealthy for these kids!