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[quote=Anonymous]Help your student set reasonable expectations by compiling a truly balanced list.  Truly balanced, based on current admission rates and your DC’s high school’s track record with each.  That will set them up for success and lessen stress. 
Find safeties they like.  Don’t over visit reaches.  Do some visits for sure though and even some interviews when possible. Discourage the dream school concept.  Do some EA apps. 
Be the earliest to request LOCs from their teachers. Early spring of junior year.  
If their guidance counselor has you the parent complete a brag sheet, make it really complete so the GC can largely base their letter on that. 
Your memories of the process from the old days and in fact many of your own personal experiences have little relevance to today. 
Help your student take ownership of their process - for some that’s a gradual thing but they need to increasingly lead it. 
Summer before college starts can be stressful and they can get irritable. You setting the tone by being calm and encouraging them to make lists etc with plenty of lead time will help.  
It will be fine, remember it’s more their lived stress than ours.  Stay calm. [/quote]

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