<p>A parent here:</p>
<p>You know you are all in the same boat. Every senior goes through this. My D had a rough senior year. She was deferred by her ED, did not get into any of her top choices on the decision day. At the end, she got off the waitlist from 2 top 10 ranked schools and a full ride to a LAC. She is going to a school in one week that is a much better fit for her than her ED.</p>
<p>I was her coach through out the process. When she thought she couldn't do it any more, I sent out specific tasks for her to do - professors to contact, essays to write, meeting with her GC, resume and supplementals. I know many of you do not like too much involvement from your parents. But I think it's good to enlist their help - to give you pep talk, to keep you focused. My D did all the work herself, include selecting schools, but I kept her going at the end. If your parents are not available to you, then see if you have a relative that could help you out. My whole family provided a lot of support for my D.</p>
<p>This shall pass for all of you. Just try to be realistic on schools to apply. If your stats is the bottom 25% or even 50% of a school's stat, don't dream about going there, treat it as a reach. Try not to fall in love with any school until you are accepted. </p>
<p>Good luck to you all.</p>