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03-27-2008, 12:11 PM
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#76 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maine Gender: Female
Threads: 37
Posts: 149
| Honestly, beyond the FAFSA, I don't expect...or even want help from my parents, ha. | 
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03-27-2008, 12:43 PM
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#77 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: chicago suburb
Threads: 9
Posts: 112
| If your family submitted a FAFSA, presumably you need financial aid. Do your comments mean that you don't need your parents to provide any money towards your education? | |
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03-27-2008, 01:09 PM
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#78 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Threads: 40
Posts: 227
| Wow, I'm amazed at how much some parents help their kids with the application process. My own parents did not do a lot, for which I am very glad. If I needed help proofreading an essay or someone to act as a sounding board, they were there to help. But it was up to me to create a good list of schools, keep track of deadlines and requirements, set up and find transportation to interviews, make sure transcripts, recs, etc were sent on time, and so on.
And yes, it's been VERY timeconsuming, and I've had to quit or cut down on some ECs in order to deal with it all. Nonetheless, I wouldn't have wanted more help than I got. Now that I'm starting to get decisions from colleges, I can feel pleased not only that I've gotten in, but also proud of myself for managing to handle the applicaton process. Instead of merely getting through it, I also think I've learned from it; I am much better at prioritizing activities, and have become much more organized and better at time management than before. I'm glad I've had a chance to learn these things before I get to college! | |
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03-27-2008, 01:11 PM
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#79 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Threads: 15
Posts: 132
| Newjack88, she raises several of our nearly 1 dozen pets, plays 3 instruments, goes to movies and Broadway shows, and hangs out with friends in our house or theirs. I don't mind socializing on the phone, I do mind using the chat feature on the computer when she is supposed to be working (meaning I can't be working on my computer; it's a manners thing too). she'll get her own computer as her graduation present. she knows and approves. though she'd rahter have a new clarinet...... | |
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03-28-2008, 04:05 PM
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#80 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 6
Posts: 180
| I applied to 16 schools and still managed to participate in all of my extracurrics. I swam varsity for my high school, practiced with my club swim team, played piano, volunteered, worked, participated in school government, had the hardest schedule out of everyone at my high school, and applied to more schools than anyone else in my home town. And yes, I did sleep. I couldn't have done it without my dad's help, but I only asked him to help me when I knew he had time. I knew that going to college was my responsibility, and although my parents want me to go to a great school, I needed to do the work to get in. I might be crazy, but it is not impossible to be involved in a lot of extracurrics. | |
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03-29-2008, 07:59 AM
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#81 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Threads: 17
Posts: 50
| I did all my applications by my self (I only applied to two colleges though).
The only thing my parents did is pay the application fees and whatnot.
I like it this way | |
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03-29-2008, 11:33 AM
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#82 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Threads: 101
Posts: 2,689
| I provided a lot of logistical support for my son and loved (almost) every minute--not the waiting, though! I don't think it hurt him a bit and he was very grateful for the help. He ended up at a school he loves, is on the Dean's list, picks his own classes and does his own laundry. I also helped out with school plays (finding props, making costumes and fundraising) and another EC (fundraising for trips to competitions) while he was in hs. Most parents didn't have time to do these things and were very appreciative. Though my son could have done it all on his own--and we certainly wouldn't have intruded in the process if he didn't want us to--we would have missed out on many happy hours together on all those great college trips. The expertise I've gained from helping him I have used to help other people's kids, here on CC and in real life. I don't think this is sad or pathetic or damaging. It can be taken too far, but "no assistance" isn't the only sane path. | |
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03-30-2008, 08:43 PM
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#83 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Threads: 40
Posts: 685
| I didn't even know all the schools our D applied to until our S hit us up for the bill for the application fees! Although she discussed some of her choices with us, she basically did everything herself. Even the application. I had to show her how to work with the computer side of one of the schools which didn't take the Common App, and she got confused by the online form. But it came as a surprise when our son approached us to pay for our D's application fees - appears that we weren't at home when she decided to apply, so he let her use his credit card. I only hope she is that self-motivated when she hits the working world ! | |
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