February 22, 2008

What's a Parent to Do? Applying to College

PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE: A Guide for Parents

                     


THEY’RE NOT QUITE READY

 

The college preparation process has become a complicated, high pressure affair. It can be overwhelming for student and parents alike. The college application process alone is a multi-phased, multi-task effort for which, I believe, most 16 and 17 year olds are not yet developmentally ready. There is so much to do and so much at stake. In order to do the applications properly, optimally, most high schoolers need help.

Knowing how and how much to help your child is challenging for parents. If you do too little, your child is overwhelmed and miserable and may end up with poor choices. If you do too much, your child is overwhelmed and miserable and may end up with your choices, which to them is worse than their own poor ones!

 

And so I am offering the following guidelines to assist you in your efforts to get through this process with your child’s applications (and your relationship) beautifully intact.

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