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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you bored senior parents creating constant new posts about revamping the American college process, here's some free advice:

Focus on doing the research now for your kid's summer job/internships next summer. 
Mine your network now and create coffee chat/networking lists for them with template outreach emails. 
Hire a career coach now, don't wait. 
Interview prep now (including casing).
Research school clubs and teams now and create a game plan to tackle in August.

I am assuming you have the time, given all the random posts on how you'd improve the college admissions process. If so, focus on the things that might materially change your kid's life.

You are welcome.[/quote]

Dear God, talk about helicoptering on steroids. Parents who do these things are the ones who launch kids into the world who are incapable of doing anything for themselves. Don't do this to your children. You're doing them no favors. [/quote]

You're not seeing this the right way.  What we're doing -- and I agree with all of OP's bullet points -- is taking action to so our kids start post-graduate life on 3rd base.  DH and I personally did several of these items (add a couple, subtract a couple).

DS is now 23 and really autonomous.  Found an ultra competitive job on his own with a (gasp) humanities degree. We had no clue where he was applying post-grad and he didn't confer with us.  WHY did ultra competitive employer pick DS?  Because his resume rocks.  It rocks because we DID give him unsolicited input along the way ages 16-21. Yes, sometimes snowplowing.

DS will take it from here, of this I'm certain. You guys can all execute that folksy 1972 hands-off/ no apron-strings thing when your Grayson turns 16 because "he'll figure it out."  [/quote]

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