<p>My kid fell in love with her safety school and we have sent in the deposit. She has acceptances from all six schools she applied to, including a couple in the infamous “top twenty” of LAC’s. I have struggled with this as I am a Ivy graduate who’s Harvard grandfather berated me for going to a “lesser college” when I chose Dartmouth over Harvard many years ago. I have to admit to many sleepless nights trying to come to grips with "you could have gone to ‘x’ or ‘y’, why did you chose ‘z’. BTW ‘z’ is a great school in “Tier One”; just closer to 100th than 1st. When I see a topic like this and a couple of others with a related theme, I feel better about her decision. The bottom line is that she is a talented kid with an awesome work ethic and she will do great at her chosen college.</p>