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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here; interesting discussion.  I've got a few thoughts that are unrelated to each other:

1) Our school informed us (in bold type, with underlined words, no less!) that the college deadline (e.g. Nov. 1) is for the student only.  Letters of rec and transcripts can come in two weeks later. Colleges recognize that the kids don't have control on that.

2) That one PP that said she wrote her kid's essay had mis-typed, and you'll see that in a later post.

3) I am the product of some of the PP's nightmare CC scenario.  I was handling my app myself, no college advisor, no parent involvement, nothing. I was only applying to one college because I didn't know any better.

I had my application ready on the due date, and went to the post office to drop it off.  Long story short, they postmarked it the following day, so the college informed me that I was a late applicant and would not be considered until the following summer.

I got in in August, but by that time housing was all done, and I didn't know what to do.

So I went to the local community college and lived at home.

I ended up transferring to a good university and ultimately ended up at Harvard Law School.  So just saying, CC is not the end of the world.

That said, in our situation, it would be better for both my DC and for me for DC to move away.  Due to minimal hands-on parenting or resources, I was functioning almost like a adult by the time I was 17.  In contrast, my DC has the luxury of a lot of resources, and for someone like her, living away from home would be the logical next step in her development.  So I totally understand that some PPs don't want to put CC as an option.

4) My memory is fuzzy as I haven't re-read this one post, but I keep thinking of one of the earlier posts in this thread where a PP said, if we just complete x and y, we can get out DC's app(s) this weekend (which would be last weekend, I think.  But even if it's in reference to this weekend--) I just keep thinking about it.  I'm curious if that PP's DC got their apps out.

I also can't wait until I'm in the position to say something similar.  What a wonderful mental place to be in, the post-submission place!  It will be nice to be on the other side, the waiting side.  Still not heaven, but at least there will be no to-do list. Here is wishing to all of us on this thread that we get there soon and our paths are not too burdensome.[/quote]

Hate to break it to you, but the whole year is pretty stressful. My favorite part was when the acceptances started rolling in. Schools manage to pull off some fanfare (like confetti falling on the email announcement or the like). Then there is the big reveal when you find out how much merit aid they are offering. We were pleasantly surprised that she got generous offers from multiple schools. So that part of the process was fun. She felt sought after and in the driver's seat.

Trying to attend all of the Admitted STudent events (in a very short timeframe), while taking advanced high school classes was hard. As was the decision process. She is definitely the one who decided, but it felt very momentous and the best option  was far from clear. In retrospect, she chose well. But my point is that all along the way, senior year was pretty stressful. And that was pre-CORONA![/quote]

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