| >>If your child is a 3 sport varsity athlete (or musician, dancer, science researcher etc.), with a multiple-AP class schedule, he/she will not have time to deal with the clerical details of ten applications and scholarship forms and recruiting calls. Most top student/athletes have had overloaded schedules since 9th grade. >>
DS is a very busy musician and was a varsity tennis player too, and he took two AP courses and an independent study his senior year. He was absent from school for 20 days attending music related events (festivals, masterclasses, etc). He was mighty busy. I did NOT quit my job to organize his college search. In fact, the only things I did were proofread his essays (which he completed in the summer between summer music festivals and school), and get a calendar to write down ALL of his obigations on.
Sorry...but he needed to own the college application process, not me. He did most of the work and completed all but one of his applications by October 15. We did accompany him to auditions.
I think that students need to do most of their own college application and admissions "stuff". If they are over booked, they need to start to learn that they might need to cut back. OR they need to figure out how to balance all of their interests. My kids figured out how to balance and cut back....and prioritize their obligations. |