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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi Folks.  Thank you all again.  I am the OP.  Crazy but I think just a week out of and away from her stressful high school environment has done wonders for her.  Graduation is this week.

We have been moving in a forward direction.  I have been giving her small goals.  I have been telling her to do two things from her college checklist daily.  The list must have 35 things on it. (OOS public) so lots to do, fill out, upload etc.  we have looked at the course descriptions and she is getting g excited about some of the classes.

I agree that abandoning ship and taking a gap year for her would cause a loss in momentum.  Not good.  She needs the stimulation of school/ socialization too much

Still scheduled with dr though.

Yes.  Someone described this funk as sort of paralysis. I agree  I think the kids are so wiped out after a gazillion AP classes and challenging colkege    admission cycles.  Very tough. [/quote]

I think you're making the right decision. I was your daughter.  I was completely burned out by the college application process and pressure cooker environment at my high school that I pretty much rebelled against it and shut down. I ended up choosing to attend a college I knew very little about; I had never visited or really seen pictures aside from the application brochure. My first day on campus ever was move in day. I was so unmotivated that I skipped orientation and didn't sign up for housing in advance. I had to stand in line for a dorm assignment in person when I got there. I went there thinking I'd transfer to where I "really" wanted to go later.

And it all worked out well and I stayed all 4 years.  Just leaving home and being a part of this whole new world was what I needed to jolt me out of my torpor.  Senior year of high school was awful and getting away from that was all it took. [/quote]

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