Rick Clark is the admissions director at Georgia Tech, a selective university that has become more selective each year. He wants kids to know that they should not fear the process of getting into college. Most colleges accept most applicants, so think of abundance rather than scarcity. Here’s his March 8, 2022, blog that was triggered by an email he received from an eighth grader with the subject line of “College Fears.”

https://sites.gatech.edu/admission-blog/2022/03/08/tell-yourself-a-different-college-admission-story/