| I got no help with college admissions. Granted I only applied to 4 schools, but I arranged visits to at least 8, plus interviews. My parents did not fill out forms, or even proofread essays.
I'm also not a "top" student, no APs, but I am in several honors classes and had straight As 1st semester. I'm the captain of my team which practices 3 hours a day for three days. The other days we don't have practice, we had halftime performances, competitions, shows, parades, fundraisers... Plus my part-time job. Was it hard? Yes. Did I need to have my mom do it for me? Absolutely not. Even if I did ask her to help, it wouldn't have taken up so much time that she would've quit her job. That's just stupid, IMHO. |