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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter doesn’t want to speak to anyone about college admissions. She’s a rising senior and whenever someone bring it up, she never wants to mention any specific schools. She and all her friends (except her very closest) just never discuss it (which is probably for the better IMO - her school is cutthroat and competitive). I think a lot of it is a fear of both judgement and failure because she is applying to a somewhat large number of reach schools. But she doesn’t even like to talk to her counselor or the teachers writing her recs about it since she thinks they’re more judgmental than supportive. She’s not unprepared. She has done a ton of individual research, is invested in the process, and very open with me and DH about it but definitely seems to feel like it’s an individual thing. I wish she were more comfortable with her counselor but other than that, I’m not too concerned with how she’s handling it. My question is, how did college admissions become such a social phenomenon? Why do adults think it is okay to inquire about where students are applying and then give opinions on their chances of admissions there? How does this generation of private and anxious kids intersect with the culture of college being the only thing discussed with teens? [/quote]

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