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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]-For those who applied 20 years ago, the process has changed! When you child applies to multiple schools + keeping up their GPA in AP classes + extra curriculars, it is A LOT!

-All CC’s  are not created equal. You are very fortunate in DCUM land that a certain GPA guarantees acceptance to UVA, UMD etc. Do you realize that does not happen in other states?
Additionally, not all credits are accepted. [/quote]

I mean, I applied to college in 1999. I was taking multiple AP classes, had time-consuming extracurricular activities (including marching band and a part-time job at the mall), AND had to fill out an individual application for each college -- no common app back then. Individual essays specific to each school. Applications typed on a typewriter in the space provided. It was also the nascent days of widespread internet, so I actually had to go to the bookstore or library to read Princeton Review-style guides and request brochures from schools I was interested in way ahead of time through snail mail.

I got accepted into an Ivy, Stanford, and the small liberal arts college I ultimately attended. My classmates were super intelligent, self-sufficient, and self-motivated. I cannot even imagine how someone whose mommy had to orchestrate the application process would even fare in a top-tier school. [/quote]

Correction, I applied to college in fall of 1998, graduated from high school in 1999. [/quote]

I guess you didn't have any time with your busy schedule to develop empathy or humility. [/quote]

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