<p>Hey, so this thread caught my attention, and I have to say one thing- I am soo glad I don’t have one DREAM school. I mean, I don’t say it’s wrong, but getting rejected from a dream school would be horrible. All these past months, people kept asking me which one’s my “dream school”, and trust me, I got a lot of weird looks like “omg she doesn’t have a dream school-she’s not focused on any one school” etc. </p>
<p>I did have two safeties on my list, and have been accepted to both! I’m glad that I have at least two of these pretty great colleges to fall back on if nothing else works out. I also got rejected at another school which was sort of like a high reach, but having been accepted at other schools, I wasn’t upset about my rejection for more than 10 minutes. However, my parents aren’t too happy with my safety schools and would rather I go to a school which was at the top of my list. (I’m an international so paying for college is real expensive for me… no aid. so they would rather spend their money on a place which is my first choice!) Any advice on how to convince them that even though the colleges are my safeties, they’re pretty good? </p>
<p>Meanwhile, waiting for the rest of the decisions!</p>