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[quote=Anonymous]+1 Generally speaking I'm finding that if parents haven't gone through this recently they have no idea how stressful the process can be. I don't even ask Seniors in my own orbit where they are applying. At most I'll ask how it's going. They can answer with one word or expand if that's their preference.

I am suprised the administration hasn't coached the student on how to traverse questions they don't want to answer as part of their preparation for giving tours.

I think that's exactly what's going on. Unfortunately, high school tours match up with the time period where seniors are preparing RD applications and waiting on ED results. It's kind of hard to say "I applied ED to Princeton," when in the next few weeks you're mostly likely going to get a rejection from Princeton and then move on to your regular applications. I know that my DD will be perfectly happy to tell anyone (neighbors, family friends, classmates, etc.) where she's attending college once she knows where she's going. She'll probably also be happy to talk about how that decision came about. At present, there's just a whole lot of stress. She doesn't even like to discuss college stuff with her parents and close friends.

What seems like general small talk to the parents of middle schoolers feels very big to a lot (of course not all) of seniors right now.
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