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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please be kind. No snark. If you cannot help, please ignore this thread.

My anxiety level is so high that I have no idea what to do next. How do you keep your sanity as a parent?

My kid has done exceedingly well and has done his part.  Top notch GPA, course rigor, SAT scores, APs,  ECs, accolades.   Now what?  I don't want to be the weakest link on his team but I think that's exactly what I am. What are we supposed to do next?  Are we supposed to do something as parents?  Make a list? Reach out to colleges? Schedule college visits for 15+ colleges? He is currently doing a full time internship and has hardly any time, while we are dealing with a lot of health issues with relatives and I think we will drop the ball. The whole month of June has gone without us doing anything for college admission.

Please talk me off the ledge and give me a breakdown of what we should do (in small doable weekly chunks). Oh, I have also started my medication (Zoloft) because I need to calm down. How important is it to do a tour of colleges?[/quote]

My kids (twins) did no tours (class of 2021) due to COVID.  Each applied to about 10 colleges.  Got into all and picked a college off their lists they thought was the right fit for them.  We went to visit the colleges they picked and they were spot on.  Both loved the colleges after the visits.  I left the college app process to the college counselors at their respective high schools, which were excellent.  I helped a little with college essays by reviewing and making comments but other than that, I left it to them.  It is only a stressful process if you make it so.[/quote]

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