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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCUM where good ideas go to get mocked mercilessly and die...[/quote]

Only at the hands of those wound ridiculously tight. This thread was clearly not for them. Let the rest of us have our fun![/quote]

What fun would that be?[/quote]

There is no point to this thread other than to post self-congratulatory anecdotes about how relaxed, cool you and your kids are and how well you are doing. 
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This thread is also a way to reassure parents that applying to college doesn't have to be a source of nonstop conflict and anxiety. There are a ton of posts elsewhere about parents battling their kids over applications, and some of them probably enjoy complaining about it. Years ago, one parent posted about filling out her daughter's applications.

For a lot of us, there's another way, and it minimizes friction while maximizing natural consequences. [/quote]

Yes! I found it more a process of getting to know my kids and what they want so I could help them find the right place to land. It wasn't really stressful because they found safeties they really liked and we could afford and nobody was focused on getting into the most highly ranked college they could. Still had a lot of moving parts to manage and that was a learning process for them.

DD is now a freshman and was just home for fall break. She thanked me for how I helped in the search because she says her roommate had to do it all on her own and it was really, really stressful. I continue to be available to help DD figure out how to navigate issues at college (NOT do things for her but coach her on where to look for info, how to tackle a problem) and she says her roommate feels like she can't rely on her parents for any kind of help. [/quote]

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