Anonymous
04/25/2023 09:39
Subject: Re:What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Health comes first.
Also, finish his applications yourself or pay someone to do it.
Also, finish his applications yourself or pay someone to do it.
Anonymous
04/25/2023 09:21
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
We’ve just been there and pulled through. DC as a top student couldn’t engage in college application process. They didn’t do any school visits, did ACT in Oct, missed ED and EA, crammed all applications during the winter break and a couple in January. The results were of course not ideal but still very good. Given no hooks and needs of FA I consider ourselves very lucky.
Anonymous
04/25/2023 07:49
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Health first. There’s always some kind of college a kid can get into off cycle or start at before transfering. Or gap year.
My kid had a lot of mental health issues, took SAT once with little prep (but could have skipped and applied TO), didn’t take AP tests because he wasn’t in a good place, and did Common app one weekend October of senior year. Didn’t apply anywhere with supplemental essays.
Kid actually got in everywhere and ended up with surprisingly good options. Best of all he is doing much better.
My point is really that so much of it is optional or can be dealt with later.
I agree. (And I'm someone who would typically encourage juniors to start thinking about the process now. It's OK to set aside college applications until the student is feeling better. And if that requires waiting for a gap year, that's fine, too.)
This. SAT can be taken fall of senior year (if kid is healthy) not even needed at most schools, AP tests aren't needed. Save visits for when kid is healthy or after acceptance. Help kid in the fall with apps
Anonymous
04/25/2023 07:37
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Wait a year
Anonymous
04/24/2023 22:00
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Health first. There’s always some kind of college a kid can get into off cycle or start at before transfering. Or gap year.
My kid had a lot of mental health issues, took SAT once with little prep (but could have skipped and applied TO), didn’t take AP tests because he wasn’t in a good place, and did Common app one weekend October of senior year. Didn’t apply anywhere with supplemental essays.
Kid actually got in everywhere and ended up with surprisingly good options. Best of all he is doing much better.
My point is really that so much of it is optional or can be dealt with later.
I agree. (And I'm someone who would typically encourage juniors to start thinking about the process now. It's OK to set aside college applications until the student is feeling better. And if that requires waiting for a gap year, that's fine, too.)
Anonymous
04/24/2023 21:24
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
My DC didn’t even start until August of Senior year.
Anonymous
04/24/2023 21:21
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Anonymous wrote:Health first. There’s always some kind of college a kid can get into off cycle or start at before transfering. Or gap year.
My kid had a lot of mental health issues, took SAT once with little prep (but could have skipped and applied TO), didn’t take AP tests because he wasn’t in a good place, and did Common app one weekend October of senior year. Didn’t apply anywhere with supplemental essays.
Kid actually got in everywhere and ended up with surprisingly good options. Best of all he is doing much better.
My point is really that so much of it is optional or can be dealt with later.
Anonymous
04/24/2023 21:19
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Health first. There’s always some kind of college a kid can get into off cycle or start at before transfering. Or gap year.
My kid had a lot of mental health issues, took SAT once with little prep (but could have skipped and applied TO), didn’t take AP tests because he wasn’t in a good place, and did Common app one weekend October of senior year. Didn’t apply anywhere with supplemental essays.
Kid actually got in everywhere and ended up with surprisingly good options. Best of all he is doing much better.
My kid had a lot of mental health issues, took SAT once with little prep (but could have skipped and applied TO), didn’t take AP tests because he wasn’t in a good place, and did Common app one weekend October of senior year. Didn’t apply anywhere with supplemental essays.
Kid actually got in everywhere and ended up with surprisingly good options. Best of all he is doing much better.
Anonymous
04/24/2023 21:09
Subject: Re:What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Gap year
Anonymous
04/24/2023 20:54
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Community college
Anonymous
04/24/2023 20:29
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Do the applications for them?
Anonymous
04/24/2023 20:16
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Anonymous wrote:If your kid isn’t well you’d defer enrolling for a year.
+1. Admissions season is grueling. You explain away bad sophomore grades impacted by a health crisis. Most schools are TO, but a college isn’t going to lwant a kid who has an ongoing health crisis that makes them too ill to apply. And you don’t want a kid dealing with illness to have to deal with the stress. your kid healthy and apply during a gap year. Explain in the common app extra section when they do that they didn’t apply on time because of a health crisis.
Anonymous
04/24/2023 20:13
Subject: Re:What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
My kid didn't do any of those things until the summer before senior year and fall of senior year. You still have time.
Anonymous
04/24/2023 20:06
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
If your kid isn’t well you’d defer enrolling for a year.
Anonymous
04/24/2023 20:01
Subject: What can I do if my child is having a health crisis during college app time?
Is there anything that can be done if child is having serious health issues at end of junior year just as it’s time for SATs, AP tests, college essays, college visits? Anything parents should consider or consultant to talk to about how to think about the process? Or a way to let colleges know in app process?