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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please be kind. No snark. If you cannot help, please ignore this thread.

My anxiety level is so high that I have no idea what to do next. How do you keep your sanity as a parent?

My kid has done exceedingly well and has done his part.  Top notch GPA, course rigor, SAT scores, APs,  ECs, accolades.   Now what?  I don't want to be the weakest link on his team but I think that's exactly what I am. What are we supposed to do next?  Are we supposed to do something as parents?  Make a list? Reach out to colleges? Schedule college visits for 15+ colleges? He is currently doing a full time internship and has hardly any time, while we are dealing with a lot of health issues with relatives and I think we will drop the ball. The whole month of June has gone without us doing anything for college admission.

Please talk me off the ledge and give me a breakdown of what we should do (in small doable weekly chunks). Oh, I have also started my medication (Zoloft) because I need to calm down. How important is it to do a tour of colleges?[/quote]

If budget allows, do yourself and your child a favor by hiring a college admission counselor.  I usually am not one who would pay for services like this.  But for you it is essential to get you through the next 10 months or even a year, if your kid ends up on WL.

Good luck.  [/quote]

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