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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting that we have all these posters who did it all themselves with no help or review from their parent (s).  Well. things were a helluva lot simpler yesteryear.  [/quote]

Really? Seems easier with a common app. Applications used to have several lengthy questions to answer plus essays. Each. Plus information about schools wasn't so readily available.

It's not that the application process is so different these days. It's that kids are coddled more in every aspect of life. 
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I had help from my parents when I applied in the early 80's- and so did most of my HS peers.  It was the norm even then among the college educated professional crowd. I think what has grown is the college educated professional crowd and so more parents are helping their children through the process.  It seems that things have changed, but they really haven't.

For the schools my older DC applied that accepted the Common AP, it was the starting point - all had additional long answer questions if not essays.  It wasn't arduous for him as he only applied to four schools and one was an add on in case he decided to go a different direction during his senior year.  None of the schools he picked were reach, three were more rural land grant state schools with excellent engineering programs.  One became his safety as he was accepted in October (rolling admission).

My younger DC is in the hunt right now.  It is more of a team effort. He has LDs that will require accommodations - so I am in charge of researching that aspect and he is in charge of researching based on his intended majors and personal choices.  We have a working list of about 10 schools now.  I anticipate it will narrow as we get closer to application time, but he is not as laser focused on one sort of school and it looks like a few crapshoot colleges will make the cut.  [/quote]

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