Older D wanted to go to Yale or Brown. Didn’t happen although she was wait listed at Brown and that made her happy. She ended up going to state U with a full tuition scholarship and was admitted to the Honors College. She was definitely the cream of the crop at this school. First thing she was interviewed for a position on the board of a special interest organization that addressed her passion. The university provided multiple opportunities for her to win scholarships for study abroad and national recognition. Her senior year she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to pursue her passion in Denmark. Guaranteed she would have never had those opportunities at an Ivy, because it would have been too competitive. For her, a lesser school was the answer.