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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We applied early and knew by the end of Nov.  I don’t understand why students wait.  Do you?[/quote]

“We applied early”?

Did you apply to college too? [/quote]

As in family.  Parents are paying the tuition.[/quote]

Yeah, of course they are. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s the kid’s process and the kid’s life.

But you know — you’ve got OP up there stressing about her kids’ applications seemingly more than they are.[/quote]

Oh give it a rest.  Parents can be just as invested (or not, in your case) whether they like to or not.  To each their own.  [/quote]

They can. But it doesn’t make it healthy.

I’m so happy my parents didn’t participate in my application process at all.

I plan to stay out of my kid’s process.[/quote]

It is a different process than when you did it. Most people who say their kids managed it are BS’ing you. It is a huge undertaking. Even for kids with great planning and organization skills, it is just more volume, expectations and requirements. Kids apply to more schools because more kids are applying to about the same number of seats. I’m not saying a parent needs to be in control and let it consume them, but I think kids deserve some support and understanding during this process to talk, learn and engage on their decisions. [/quote]

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