Settling.
Hindsight is 20/20, What you think you want might not be what you thought it was. My son made his top 5 list at 14 years old. It was basically the same schools almost every kid writes down. He could have probably gone to 4 of the 5 and decided on his number 2. I think he has questioned his decision multiple times. Kind of a be careful what you wish for type thing. Lots of kids should probably be careful….
I frequently play out in my mind, where my son might be today if he “settled”.