My senior DS is doing a lot—he looks exhausted. DH and I are doing almost nothing, though I’m planning to complete the css over the weekend. DS will not let me or DH read his essay, review his apps, etc. Luckily his school (public charter in DC) has a pretty robust counseling office and DC trusts his counselor.

I’m mostly providing moral support, helping DD manage her time and prioritize her apps, grades, ECs. I also review drafts of essays and suggest places to cut because they’re all too long. But the writing is hers. I did help her flesh out her activity list and shared suggestions from this forum to help her. We couldn’t afford a college counselor so I forward useful stuff I find online to her and she mostly ignores it. I did encourage her to start her essays over the summer and I’m glad she did because I don’t know how she could have managed everything once school started. She’s submitting 4 EAs, each with arts supplements. The last one will be submitted this weekend. Then we’ll all take a break and she’ll crank out the remaining four RDs before Thanksgiving. Most of that stuff will be recycled from the EAs.

Anonymous wrote:Are you asking about the kid or the parent? My DD is doing a lot. In addition to having submitted two applications already, she has at least three more EA deadlines that require supplemental questions. She also has two in-person interviews scheduled in the area and is attending at least one college info session through her school's college counseling office.

Also, parents are going to try to start working on the CSS this weekend!

Are you asking about the kid or the parent? My DD is doing a lot. In addition to having submitted two applications already, she has at least three more EA deadlines that require supplemental questions. She also has two in-person interviews scheduled in the area and is attending at least one college info session through her school's college counseling office.

My kid submitted his CA on Tuesday night. He applied EA to 10 schools. I'm just waiting for the FAFSA.

I’ve done nothing except hand over a credit card for application fees. DC made the list, arranged for LORs, transcripts, etc., wrote the Common App essay, completed required supplementals and has already submitted apps to 8 of the 9 colleges on the list. Depending on EA results, that last one (RD) might even get dropped.

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Anonymous wrote:A LOT. Too much. Taken over my life.
Mom.
Mix of T20 and T50 - mostly private.
ED: Vanderbilt.
Yes, lots of EA too. Most in close to final form.

You the mom are actually doing the applications? What are you doing? Writing essays?

reviewing everything kid is writing or drafting - all supplements, EC lists, additional info and obviously essays etc.
I should have gotten an essay coach and/or counselor.
It's a lot. 10 early schools (Nov 1 deadline) and 10 RD schools (Jan 1 or thereabouts).

A good example of why applying to 20 schools is too many.

Very little because most was done over the summer. I need to make sure DD stays in contact with her school counselor and teachers writing recs, to make sure they are done on time. She has one more supplement to finalize and copy into the common app, then she can submit her ED application, so I need to monitor to make sure that's done before the last minute.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A LOT. Too much. Taken over my life.
Mom.
Mix of T20 and T50 - mostly private.
ED: Vanderbilt.
Yes, lots of EA too. Most in close to final form.

You the mom are actually doing the applications? What are you doing? Writing essays?

reviewing everything kid is writing or drafting - all supplements, EC lists, additional info and obviously essays etc.
I should have gotten an essay coach and/or counselor.
It's a lot. 10 early schools (Nov 1 deadline) and 10 RD schools (Jan 1 or thereabouts).

how is this taking hours and hours? Still not understanding. I have twins and they write their things, I spend 2 minutes looking for grammar mistakes, we send them off.

I'm confused on how this is "taking over your life".

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Anonymous wrote:A LOT. Too much. Taken over my life.
Mom.
Mix of T20 and T50 - mostly private.
ED: Vanderbilt.
Yes, lots of EA too. Most in close to final form.

You the mom are actually doing the applications? What are you doing? Writing essays?

reviewing everything kid is writing or drafting - all supplements, EC lists, additional info and obviously essays etc.
I should have gotten an essay coach and/or counselor.
It's a lot. 10 early schools (Nov 1 deadline) and 10 RD schools (Jan 1 or thereabouts).

None.
DD is handling it all. This is her project.
1 ED with a November 1 deadline, but she plans to submit all applications at the same time anyway.

Anonymous wrote:A LOT. Too much. Taken over my life.
Mom.
Mix of T20 and T50 - mostly private.
ED: Vanderbilt.
Yes, lots of EA too. Most in close to final form.

You the mom are actually doing the applications? What are you doing? Writing essays?

Everything was submitted last month.
Mom.
Kid has one school he wants to attend (a target/safety) and then we added some other safeties.
No ED.
All EA and/or rolling.

A LOT. Too much. Taken over my life.
Mom.
Mix of T20 and T50 - mostly private.
ED: Vanderbilt.
Yes, lots of EA too. Most in close to final form.

A lot? A little?

Are you mom or dad?

What type of schools is your kid aiming for?

What ED school if any?

Any EA?