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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ironically, I think the chillest parents may have been the ones who paid for a counselor back in 9/10th grade and got a tidy list of advice from there on: curriculum advise for the kid, interesting summer programs with deadline info, manageable list of colleges to visit/research, prompts to get the kid on those essays summer before senior year.

I was the chill parent who sweated a lot of the above instead. Even if kid was the one who kinda mostly came up with the list.[/quote]

Also- if your kid has 'everything', it's easier to be chill because they will get into one of their 'good' schools on the list.  A 4.0 unweighted kid with very high ACT/SAT scores and lots of activities, etc. only has to stress if they limit their choices only to top 20.  There are some excellent schools beyond that.

The Ivies or bust kids/family stress due to the 3-5% acceptance rates.  We told my kid those schools are a lottery and he has a ticket but it's all chance...and just how many people with the powerball each drawing?  It means nothing about him or his achievements if he didn't get in one.  Thankfully, none are among his top choices.[/quote]

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