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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op what you are describing is my son last October.  [b]He pushed the button on the Common App during Thanksgiving dinner last year.  He still got lots of merit aid.[/b]  Obviously, I don't know what your son's deadlines are.

My son put it off because of fear -- fear of everything.  Getting into a college, trying to figure what might be the right college, going to college, living away from home, fear of the unknown at its most basic level.

He is at his first choice school and loving it.  It is kind of a leap of faith.  And when your son chooses a school, he needs to remember that nothing is irrevocable.  He can transfer to somewhere else.

And maybe he isn't ready to go away for college.  [b]I've seen structured gap years turn out really well for kids and it can give them insight about what they might want to study. [/b] I do say "structured" because given the opportunity my son might have spent the day sleeping and texting his friends at night if he had taken a gap year.

Good Luck, OP.  I think more parents are in your situation than you realize.

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Congratulations to your son. Bet you'll have a much more relaxed Thanksgiving this year![/quote]

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