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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't imagine having the kind of relationship where my kid wouldn't ask for input or insight from us on probably the biggest thing they had ever submitted. People don't turn in research papers or work proposals or legal briefs without having multiple people review them. Why would a college application be different?[/quote]

I think it dpends on the colleges you are applying to.
If you are applying to Iowa or Missouri, no needfor me to review.

If you are applying to a private T20, where I am paying 90k yes, I am taking a brief look. Those schools expect a POLISHED application.[/quote]

DP. It is kind of ironic, though. A kid with the right stuff for a T20 should be capable of presenting a polished application on their own. [/quote]
This is not the flex you think it is. Quite the opposite. Apparently, a certain level of maturity is required to understand how easy it is to miss one's own typos.

There are many professions where adult professionals review each other's work, for this very reason, before the work is submitted to a client, court, government office, etc. Maybe a college application doesn't rise to this level, fine, but that doesn't mean that skipping outside proofreading is in any way a sign of maturity.[/quote]

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