<p>Sorry - I had to get that out of my system. I feel better now.</p>
<p>That is the best message to provide :)</p>
<p>Now hopefully some parents and students will “hear” it.</p>
<p>And while you’re CHECKING WITH YOUR SCHOOL…make sure you do it SOON and also check for the DEADLINES!!!</p>
<p>Right.</p>
<p>And along the same lines—</p>
<p>Parents, talk with your kids frankly about what the family might be able to afford for their college, BEFORE they start their college search. It sounds like a broken record-- the posts from the kids who get accepted to their “dream school” only to find that the family can’t afford it.</p>