Child Submitting Application Without You Seeing

[Anonymous]

One child showed me everything until my eyeballs hurt.
The other child refused to show me anything.
Both got into their dream schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a personal section where you need to fill out parent education, occupation and all that. Does your kid know it all? You can always say that since you're paying, you insist on double checking.

We double-checked all the family and financial information. Everything else was their own responsibility, unless they specifically asked us to proofread or provide feedback.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t look at any of my kid’s application when they submitted. I knew they were submitting only when they asked me for credit card information for the fee.

+1

[Anonymous]

Require that you see it before you will pay for it. That’s what we did.

[Anonymous]

Didn't see any applications for mine. Proofread a few things. It's their experience, not mine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone been in this situation? Our child think he will send in their ED app without us seeing it.

Land the helicopter.

[Anonymous]

Ours would not allow anyone to view the applications. Spent about 10 minutes per essay. Great results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t look at any of my kid’s application when they submitted. I knew they were submitting only when they asked me for credit card information for the fee.

+1

Ditto. My kid ED’ed and got accepted to her only choice, I didn’t even know where to until she got accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t look at any of my kid’s application when they submitted. I knew they were submitting only when they asked me for credit card information for the fee.

+1

Ditto. My kid ED’ed and got accepted to her only choice, I didn’t even know where to until she got accepted.

So, your child's other parent signed the ED agreement then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s certainly what I did applying in 2007. What’s the problem?

You applied to college in 2007?

[Anonymous]

Teenagers posting again. Don't you all have homework?

[Anonymous]

Yup

Mine submitted to U St Andrews w/o my knowledge or seeing app & it’s where she chose to go

[Anonymous]

OP, ask him if he’s going to pay the tuition bill without you seeing it.

Jk. But why don’t you sit down with him and have a serious conversation where you figure out a compromise you can both live with.

[Anonymous]

Team OP. I’m 50+ and I don’t submit a resume and cover letter with having my spouse or my proofing whiz kid review it. Kids shouldn’t be submitting college apps without someone else reviewing it — at least for typos and accuracy. Doesn’t have to be a parent. If the English teacher reviews the Common app essay and the parent does not— fine. But someone also needs to make sure the biographical info is correct, awards and EC lists don’t have typos, etc. Also okay if it’s not mom— but it should be some competent adult.

[Anonymous]

My kid applied to all of her schools without us seeing the applications.