College List vs. GC

mom483
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:10:15 +0000

This comment isn’t meant as a reflection on the OP’s child… I am mentoring a HS senior going thru the college app process with backing from a local nonprofit organization. Because she’s an “A” student, her college wish-list is heavy with reach schools. At first I was enthused with this list and was ready to support this plan. But weeks have passed and she hasn’t met any of the deadlines we’ve set together for getting the application work done…not one word of the essay, not a defined list of schools (besides the reaches), nothing. So suddenly I’m finding myself looking more closely at the safeties that might work for her. I’m figuring, if she is having this much trouble simply applying to college, then let’s be realistic about finding a school that won’t burn her out.