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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m just remembering what it was like to apply in the late 90s.  I did everything including setting up the tours.  Why have things changed?[/quote]

Because in the 90s, most of the Ivies and 20-25% acceptance rates, not 5%. Back in the day, it was easy for a kid with a 1300+ and 3.8+ to get into most state schools---now not so much.   So it was extremely easy to pick "safeties/targets/reaches".  When I applied, it was extremely easy to get into VaTech, even engineering.  It was basically a guarantee if you had a 2.0 and actually graduated HS (engineering was a bit "harder", but still extremely easy for a decent student in VA to get into) and UVA was not that difficult to gain admissions if you had a 1300+ and 3.8+gpa.

Majority of kids are actively involved in the process, but I know we felt the need to ensure the process was done well to ensure our kids had at least several true safeties with acceptances.  My kid drives the process, with the help of a college counselor, who mainly helped us develop the best list of schools.  Without that counselor, I'm not sure my kid would have even found the school they are attending (and it's a T30) or their top safety school (which my kid really liked).  And the counselor was helpful for being the one to "Nag" to keep kids on a schedule (my extremely smart motivated kid is also a major procrastinator and that got worse with Covid and 16 months of online school).  I was not obsessed with finding Ranked schools---I wanted to ensure my kid found the best fit, as I know success in college is about fit for the student, if they are happy, they will do well. 
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Sure it’s harder.  But what are you expecting to happen when your kid actually goes to college and doesn’t have mom or dad or hired help to get motivated?[/quote]

My kid will do just fine thank you.  They have already met with their advisor and mapped out course of study, as they want to do a challenging Major with an equally challenging minor and at a smaller school, where many courses are only offered Fall or Spring but not both, they have figured out what to take when so they are setup to get the minor as well and graduate in 4 years.

Would have done just fine without the extra help, but it would have been stressful.  My kid was burned out from Covid, lack of socialization in person, online school, etc.  My kid has a 3.99 UW gpa with 10+ AP courses in HS.  They are extremely motivated most of the time and will succeed in life.  But given Covid and the stress of the last 3 years, I thought it prudent to get a bit of extra help with the process (managed it just fine for first kid and could have done it now. )  My kid has managed everything this summer with getting ready for college and I don't have to do a thing.  My kid managed an EC that took 20+ hours/week along during HS along with the advanced courses and I'd say a 3.99 UW gpa is a good outcome.

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