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[quote=Anonymous]My parents took us on tours, gave us college guide books, listened as we bounced around ideas of where to apply and my dad insisted on my visiting one college because it was his favorite place to recruit.  However, neither of them went to college and my dad had a strong bias against Ivy League schools so he definitely discouraged those.  They didn't review my applications or read my essays.

The could pay for college but did not see the value in paying a lot for an OOS/private school so I applied to CA colleges and a (in retrospect) a pretty random set of OOS schools that said they'd give scholarships because I was a NMF but in the end those scholarships were pretty small vs cost of attendance so I ended up happy at the in-state school my dad made me visit.

I'm definitely more hands-on than my parents but I have a boy who is an excellent student but has ADHD and is a bit overwhelmed by where to start.  So I'm providing a lot more guidance on thinking through his list, we paid for an SAT prep class, and am considering having him work with a writing tutor we've used in the past to help with the essays.  I will not be filling out applications but fully expect to do my motherly job of nagging him about getting them done early :)[/quote]

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