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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SO finally sat my DD down and discovered that she has filled out a grand total of 0 (ZERO) applications all of which are due by 1/4 at the lastest! She kept saying she would get around to it and "how hard could it be". I am livid. She is working furiously on essays but seriously how good can they be at this late date and how on earth are the transcripts and all the supplements going to be sent on time. My hands-off approach backfired big time! Anyone else have kids waiting until the very.last.second???[/quote]

Yes my kid was literally racing to get in their applications until the last minute for early action and early decision. Got into a few too early action schools. At this point just help her and don’t stress her out. She is only 17-18? Just help her do her best. [/quote]

And learn your lesson for any future kids----that you as a parent investing in their future (college ain't cheap), can help guide your junior/senior with the college choices and still have them be "independent".  They are only 17/18 and many will need guidance/nudging.

However, if you can afford it, I highly recommend a college counselor.  They will help set calendars/deadlines and that way it's not you the parent nagging them constantly.  From Feb Junior year when we hired our counselor (should have done it sophomore year, but Covid had different ideas), my kid had a plan with dates and goals and had to meet those.  It makes the process run much smoother and takes the nagging burden off the parent (mostly).  [/quote]

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