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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My oldest did 14 out of 16 applications the 2 weeks of Xmas break last year.

He did meet the Nov. 1st EA deadline for one restricted private and UVA. AT that point, the common app and main essay were obviously done.

What he didn't forsee were the sheer amount of supplemental essays/questions. He was applying almost solely to T10s and T20s so they varied. He was able to repurpose a lot of them, but had to change word count a lot.

It all got done.  It is a stressful time with a lot going on.  But---all that time on the phone is a no-go for me. My kid had sports most weekends and evenings so that made it tough. He was also hoping to get into EA which on SCOIR should have been a no-brainer but after getting deferred 12/15---he was pissed and buckled down after midterms to crank out to a bunch of schools.

The big picture was that he was ultimately admitted to the first EA, but also to many reaches.

My spouse was a lot like you and constantly yelling and getting pissed about the lack of college app work--but [b]I saw how much on the plate the kid had Fall semester and knew they would get done.[/b]  Son is more like me in that multi-tasking a million different things isn't the best. Much better to be in 'college mode'.  Those two weeks were like Santa's workshop up in my office---he was cranking them out and even having a little bit of fun with the questions.[/quote]

OP here Was your son spending 12 hours during a weekend day on his phone during the fall?
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