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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Congrats to all whose kids are done.  I can't even imagine that one person whose kid already submitted all their apps!  To the PP who had a consultant.  We didn't even consider it because of the money, she's never needed any academic support before and I don't think it's fair.  But if it could have spared us the current situation maybe I should've been more open-minded!

Sounds like my kid is one of the few who is in bad shape.  It's a shame because she is a great student but I think her procrastination will lead to much less strong applications than she should have.  So much for my attempts at commiseration.  I feel even worse now![/quote]

I'm there with you, OP. Mostly I'm kicking myself for not hiring an essay coach (at something way less than $5K because no way can we afford that). My kid is a high-flyer academically but his strengths are in math/science/computer science, not English and writing, so his natural inclinations are not to whip out a bunch of well-written drafts. It's so painful what he's going through right now. I had every good intention this summer, even signed him up for a one-week essay writing workshop, but that got canceled and between his work as a JC, taking an online class, and the rest of the work/family stuff, I just dropped the ball in finding someone else for him to be accountable to. He can't apply ED because we can't afford the huge price sticker yet won't get any financial aid, but I think he's going to have to drop a couple of the highly-ranked schools on his EA list because there aren't enough hours in the day.

For what it's worth, my sister makes a (very good) living in NYC as a test and essay tutor, and she is even now getting calls from frantic parents whose kids are in the same situation -- heavy courseload, time-consuming sport or EC, and the need to eat/sleep socialize -- and the essays are not under control. The number of supplemental essays is insane, too, at many colleges.

It's a crazy, crazy system.[/quote]

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