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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s bizarre to me that “zero involvement” seems to be a sort of badge of honor for some posters. This is a huge step in a kids life and most need support of some kind. It’s less surprising that some people full on write/do everything (good luck to those kids, yikes).

We helped keep our kids on track with reminders about scheduling—they came up with the actual schedule for working on essays themselves, but needed help with thinking forward. We reviewed essays and made suggestions for edits, some of which they took, some they rejected. Reviewed the final draft just to check for grammar, punctuation etc. [/quote]

It’s a badge of honor in this cesspool of DCUM parental helicoptering. My DD did it all by herself (only asked for help filling in what degrees DH and I have because she wasn’t sure). Her essay was edited in her English class, but DH and I saw not one part of the application. I’m very proud. She was just accepted at her top choice with merit aid. For me, it’s absolutely a badge of honor.

What really surprises me is that it’s mostly the kids who want T20 that “need” all the help. That doesn’t compute to me. [/quote]

Merit aid on Nov. 2? Where is this? FAFSA isn't even available yet. [/quote]

Maybe I’m using merit aid incorrectly. They gave her a $15,000 scholarship. It’s Michigan State University. [/quote]

You're fine. Many schools don't require FAFSA for merit aid. PP may not realize that or may have confused merit w/ need.[/quote]

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