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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would never ask someone their SAT scores!  But no, I don’t agree that the topic of plans for college are off limits or inappropriate.  [/quote]

Agree. And this “it is too stressful to ask teens about their college plans” thing is among this gen of snowflakes - I am sure plenty of adults asked me when I was a senior and I managed to answer without being psychologically impaired. As a pp said, let them feel a little uncomfortable without feeling the need to deflect the kid from what are simply interested questions from adults who probably don’t know much else to ask teens. [/quote]

The process is just so much more all-encompassing than when we applied to school. They never escape it. Everywhere they turn people are asking about college and they're already stressed about it. The kids will manage but if you can have a conversation about another facet of their lives, they'd LOVE it. [/quote]

+1. The process now is nothing like when we applied to college.  The PP who thinks her experience as a college senior is remotely relevant to today’s experience either has young children or is just particularly oblivious to reality.
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