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You, the teacher, knows who is stressing out and who isn't, in the privacy of their own home? If you're so immature that you don't understand that anxiety is not necessary visible to you, the teacher, then I doubt you have enough understanding of human nature to BE a teacher.

School selectivity doesn't matter, since students are at different levels and someone's safety can be someone else's reach. 99% of families find college admissions stressful, regardless of where their kids apply.

Seriously. What abysmal stupidity.

You are welcome to deny my reality all you want. I actually have a college-bound senior who isn’t stressing. I also help ALL my students with their essays, so college comes up frequently. It comes up in parent conferences. This is my reality, and it is reality for many other families.

For some reason this threatens you, and I’m not sure why. This threatens you so much that you have to fight back with multiple personal attacks. I’m not sure I understand why you need everybody to feel the pressure you do.

I hope you survive the college process. It seems to be taking a lot out of you.

PP You say you are a teacher at a competitive school. Are you a parent to ALL the 17-year-olds in your school applying to college? As has been mentioned, and I assume you know, there is a vast difference between what you see at school and what goes on at home. Many kids and parents are stressed about money, selectivity and fit. This does not mean they are doing something wrong.

I do find the OP very smug and the premise of the thread "Let's all the cool chill parents with self-sufficient kids come hang out on this thread and congratulate ourselves" to be gross.

So yes I'm coming to your high five party to say I think being totally uninvolved is irresponsible, or perhaps only possible if you have unlimited money and privilege.
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And again, this thread isn’t for you. There’s prob a separate thread for RESPONSIBLE parents. [/quote]

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