<p>“I am not going to be devastated if I am rejected from any one school - only if I am rejected from all.”</p>
<p>This is why we parents repeat over, and over, and over, that ALL of you need to have at least one Rock-Solid Safety on your list. This should be a rolling admission school so that you can apply in the fall as soon as the new application materials are available, and that your family can pay for without boatloads of financial aid. Receiving one acceptance before Thanksgiving Dinner should be everyone’s goal. That way no matter what else happens, you have somewhere to go for the first semester.</p>