<p>I think a lot of parents are overreacting. Almost all of my friends have applied to relatively prestigious schools, like Vanderbilt or Duke, that aren’t among their top choices, and receiving early decisions gave them understanding about what they could expect in the Spring. That kind of practice is very common among kids who are interested in prestigious schools. If you get into a good school that you’re not very interested in, then the greatest value you get from an acceptance letter is knowing that competitive kind of school will seriously consider you. That’s just the way it works. There are a lot here who would proudly have their kids go to OSU, but I guess Dad II isn’t one of them. So OSU isn’t everybody’s dream school - I can accept that, and I think some of you parents should accept that not everyone would feel fulfilled going to certain schools. Would OSU be able to provide Dad II’s daughter with a good education? Probably, yes. But he and his daughter (mostly daughter) still have the right to say they don’t want to go to a state school.</p>