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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When the kid finally enters a competitive college, and the various types of parental/tutor support are unavailable, would that kid then struggle?  Or is the secret that while it’s tough to get in, the school work is actually manageable without any extraordinary effort? [/quote]

You encourage them to use their campus resources and not wait to get help.  This means disability services, mental health services, office hours, writing center, on campus tutors, study groups etc.  All of it has to be imitated by the student so it’s more about them being aware that they need to ask for help before it becomes an emergency and being able to advocate for themselves.  Oh and of course selection - balancing classes and class work and finding out ahead of time about the amount of work and quality of the professor either online or word to mouth.  I encourage my kids to talk to other people they know as well as using online resources.  If there is something they need additional where the on campus resource isn’t enough- that where I get involved but it’s from a money standpoint to pay for x service and maybe if they need research to find options.[/quote]

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