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[quote=Anonymous]DC wants to go to super selective schools. We're happy to write the checks - luckily we had 18 years to save up and won't be doing a FAFSA. But, DS and I have absolutely no interest in "helping" in the application process.  We're not going to read the essays or ask anyone to write a letter of recommendation. Frankly, I'd rather not visit colleges, except I like taking road trips with DC.  If DC wants to go to a college with a 5% acceptance rate, DC will need to take the initiative and sort it out.

DC's kept a calendar for assignments since middle school and knows how to ask teachers for advice and guidance.  There's a handy checklist and timetable from the college counseling office to build from.  DC's heard what the interview process is like already. And, DC knows family friends who are faculty and alumni of the target schools to ask detailed questions.

For a young adult with every advantage in the world, it isn't asking too much for DC to "take the lead." If DC can't get her act together to apply to the first choice schools, then DC probably doesn't belong there.[/quote]

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