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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Np - with younger children so I don’t know the process anymore. How is it so different than when we went to college? How can you expect the kids to succeed in college when they can’t even do their own applications? [/quote]
The common app streamlines some of the process, but as a result, many competitive colleges have supplemental essays. I applied to 5 colleges - I think two had essays, the rest did not. a kid with good grades and good sat scores would get into a competitive college when I applied (early 90s).  Now it is much harder to predict so kids apply to a greater number of colleges - so let’s say 12 (which may be on the low end). You write your common app essay. Let’s say 8 of the schools have supplemental essays - so another 10-15 or so essays depending on how the school sets up their supplemental. Plus many schools consider demonstrated interest so you need to do some magic combo of visiting, watching online programs, meeting reps when the come to the area, following on Instagram, signing up for new apps, emailing the admissions rep, creating a video, and then applying Ed or ea.  given the number of applications for Ed or ea, you could be deferred so then you have to write letters of continuing interest to any school where you have been deferred.  This is all while managing your normal course load, sports and other ecs. No one is saying it can’t be done, but it is a lot more time consuming that it was in the early 90s with a lot less predictability which makes it harder on the kids. [/quote]

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