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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For all the “land the helicopter” types — have you never in your life asked someone else to proofread a resume or a cover letter?

Having a second set of eyes on something important before it’s submitted is very useful, and building in time for that is a good life skill for students. No one is perfect, and every good editor knows proofing your own work is the most difficult.

Is it the end of the world if a kid doesn’t want anyone else to check their application? No, and congrats to them for their confidence and independence. A typo probably won’t ruin their chances, honestly. But having a parent or counselor or tutor or whoever look it over does not mean their are any helicopters involved, either, just smart people who recognize the importance of double-checking things. [/quote]

You're arguing with a straw man. We're not saying it's wrong to ask someone else to look over your work. We're saying that if another person, an adult or soon to be adult, decides that they don't want another person to look at something that's a choice they're allowed to make. "Land the helicopter" is about mom and her feelings, not proofreading.[/quote]

As long as they are willing to assume the financial aspect, I have no problem with that. Your kid paying for themselves?[/quote]

So if they did it all by themselves and got in, you wouldn't pay because you couldn't look at the app?

That's your position, for real?[/quote]

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