Does M.I.T./Yale Success = FIRST Dean's List Finalist/Winner?

[Lil' Lavery]

When I'm helping to compile a pick list, there are frequently plenty of teams I want on my alliance. But an alliance captain only has the ability to actually pick two. There are going to be teams I wanted to play with that I end up playing against or miss the eliminations. Frequently an alliance captain will opt not to go with a "better" team, in favor of one that's a better fit.

It's entirely possible to want to admit a student, but simply not be able to do it. It certainly sounds like your son was qualified for Yale and MIT, and I'm sure that Yale and MIT wanted to admit your son. But there were plenty of other equally amazing students who I'm sure they also wanted to admit, and they only have room for so many. There are things in life that are disappointing. Just about everyone who applied for a "reach" school or prestigious university knows how much it hurts to get denied. I don't blame you for being frustrated and disillusioned.

But try to keep everything in context. There are things you cannot control in life, and this is one of them. Take this in stride. Raising a fuss because Dean got your hopes up is not going to improve anything. What's your goal here? To belittle the honors bestowed upon your son? To have FIRST downplay the significance of the awards it gives out?

And MIT and Yale are far from the only prestigious universities out there....