<p>NewHavenCTmom, I mean no disrespect, but I feel that if a teenager is applying for Ivy League schools then he or she should be adequately capable of finding out all the information he or she needs. This, along with the fact that he or she should also be able to get the proper documents themselves. I understand that the parents need to get involved with the FAFSA, but apart from this, I feel that at the age of 17 or 18 that the applicant should have matured enough to handle this on their own. Now, if the teenager was 12 or 13, then that’s different, but they’ve matured significantly enough, and if they’re applying to the “cream of the crop,” then they should be able to handle the process on their own. Maybe I’m a little different in my regard to being extremely independent and making nearly every decision on my own without the feedback of parents, but its this independence I feel is required and if it isn’t yet obtained by the time applying to college comes, then allow the application process to be the time when they have this life-changing and learning experience of growing independent. Yes, guide them a little, answer questions they may have, and help them if they ask for it, but aside from that I would leave the entire process to the applicant.</p>